continuously mounting snow.
TWO MEN, NORRIS AND BENNINGS
standing some thirty yards from the main building are in
the process of letting up a large red balloon. Childs, a
hefty black man, is twenty yards away tinkering with a
snowmobile. Their beards are caked with ice. It is
winter and it is harsh.
The faint sound of the copter turns their attention.
THE COPTER
flying ever lower now. The man wit
Almost two years now
Do you know why I havent messed
with you?
Cause I am handsome!
Maybe so
Cause I think youre a decent guy
Id rather you be in charge
Forget about it
You couldnt waste the kid even
with six bullets
That makes you a decent guy, too. Right?
I dont want to be one
Kwun gave me everything, even my life
If I turned against him
Id be despicable even in your eyes. Right?
I knew youd sa
Grunting]
[Grunting Continues]
[Grunting Quickens] Oh, fuck.
For weeks I havent slept for ten minutes.
He throws away his things. He wont talk.
Who would have sons? Thank you.
Will you say something about what you noticed?
Ive been observing daily.
I dont want to be some fool interfering with his freedoms.
He gets easily rude with me now.
His mothers side of the family. [Chuckles]
almost totally
frayed through.
RETURN ON BOND -
One last chance. Bond swings. Once. Twice. He reaches back, hurls
himself at the wall, lunging - AND SMASHES THE SECOND PICK INTO THE
ICE... Just as the tether finally snaps on the first one. Still,
hes all but home: He reaches over, grabs the first pick (barely
holding in the ice,) jabs it in, and continues upward.
EXT. THE TOP OF THE WATER FALL -
continues into her mike. An Elegant Lampost
Clock, near the stage, ticks fifteen minutes till seven. *
ICE PRINCESS
Its time for tonights Lighting
of the Tree! How bout that!
The merry Consumers stop to watch the Ice Princess scurry *
to an IMMENSE VIBRANTLY MULTI-COLORED BUTTON and press it
down. This causes a mammoth Christmas Tree to light up.
The crowd erupts in aahs and oohs. *
10 INT. A VER
Almost.
Look, youve got two minutes,
and then we have to go, OK?
- Or lm gonna leave.
- Would you stop rushing me?
l dont understand how somebody who had
all day sitting around to get ready
waits till 20 minutes
before we have to leave!
You try getting anything accomplished
with this big gut in your way!
This is one of the few days of the year
that l can be fired for being late!
Anytime that you
continue.
We found the body
after a hail storm...
horribly mutilated...
bashed against a rock at the
foot of the tower...
under a window which was...
How should I say this?
- which was...
- which was found closed.
- Somebody told you?
- Had it been found open...
you would not have spoken of spiritual unease,
you would have concluded that hed fallen.
Brother William...
the window cannot be opened.
continue reading,
not once looking out the window.
6 EXT. CITY STREET -- NIGHT 6
Somerset carries his suitcase outside the train station. The
city demands attention: cars screeching, people yelling, sirens
blaring.
Somerset passes a family of bewildered tourists. A WEIRD MAN has
a hand on the tourist-fathers suitcase.
It has become a tugging match with the Weird Man shouting, "Ill
take you to a t
continues searching, the camera
moves past him, into the darkness of the hold. We hear Whittlesley
mumbling between low, ragged breaths. At the back of the boat the
camera finds...
A STACK OF CRATES... clearly labeled NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM. Move in on
these as... The CRATES VIBRATE. The boat has started to move!
Whittlesley stands bolt upright, realizing whats going on.
WHITTLESLEY
No!
Too late
continue. -Maam, theres really no need...
...to show us around the whole house. -Yes!
Yes, there is.
Because here, most of the time, you can hardly see your way.
Its hard to see if there is a table, a chair, a door, a sideboard...
or one of my children playing hide-and-seek.
What do you mean, maam?
Perhaps I should introduce you to the children.
Mr. Tuttle, see to the garden now. Youll find tools