The Idea with this whole screenplay is a journey through Max's imagination, dreams and subconscioussness. How he doesn't dare confront his brothers death, but still inevitably  does so in his imaginary world called "Second Street".

So this is the first scene. Where Max learns about his brothers death. And where Max enters "Second Street" while at the same time exitting reality.

(Beat = a small pause in dialogue)

p.s. No clue in what category I should post this...

 PITCH BLACK DARKNESS

          Total silence. Emptiness. A phone rings, echoes. Someone can be
          heard picking the phone up. There's a short delay in his
          answer.

                              MAX (V.O)
                    Max.

                              DR.JACOBS (V.O)
                    Hi, this is Dr.Jacobs. I'm...I'm
                    sorry to let you know that, you're
                    brother Sam didn't make it.
                         (Beat)
                    Hello?

          A DIAL TONE can be heard. A spotlight turns on a few feet
          away in the darkness. In the spotlight sits Max in his chair
          holding the phone to his ear, listening to the dial tone. He
          slowly appears closer and closer until his face covers the
          darkness, his eyes in a dead stare. His eyes slowly
          transform into two black pearls which appear closer and
          closer, covering anything else. The DIAL TONE begins giving
          a BUSY TONE(cont'd).

          BLACK-PEARLY EYES

          BUSY DIAL TONE continues. In his black-pearly eyes appears a
          brown, clean, door. Suddenly Max is seen, entering from the
          right. He opens the door and enters, disappearing. BUSY DIAL
          TONE STOPS. SILENCE. The black-pearly eyes slowly reveal the
          brown door on a street, it is now an entrance to an
          apartment building. TRAFFIC is heard, FOOTSTEPS, CARS
          HONKING. The black-pearly eyes fade out. Remaining is the
          street.

          EXT. CITY STREET, BROWN DOOR