few, if any.
ICHABOD
Even though I have seen confessions
pried from the lips of the accused,
often quite literally?
HIGH CONSTABLE
For one who calls himself a
Federalist, your mouth reeks of
Republican liberalism.
ICHABOD
Not Liberalism. Equanimity.
MAGISTRATE
(to High Constable)
Um, sir... might I suggest...
The Magistrate WHISPERS in the High Constables ear. Ichabod
notices with worr
HUDSON HAWK
Screenplay by
Steven E. de Souza
Revisions by
Dan Waters
Based on an original idea by
Bruce Willis & Robert Kraft
A Silver Pictures/Flying Heart Films June 14, 1990
Production
NOTE: THE HARD COPY OF THIS SCRIPT CONTAINED SCENE NUMBERS
AND SOME "SCENE OMITTED" SLUGS. THEY HAVE BEEN REMOVED FOR
THIS SOFT COPY.
FADE IN:
EXT. VINCI COUNTRYSIDE - RENAISSANCE - DAY
Beneath a jawdroppingly s
Notice the hemorrhaging? -She was strangled.
Finger-shaped marks around the neck.
Look at this.
Clean cut.
-Trophy? -Thatd be my guess.
Defensive wounds.
She put up a fight.
Good for you.
This is a secondary crime scene. Why?
This wound would produce lots of blood. Theres very little here.
What about these?
-Piquerism. -Pre or postmortem?
Post, no blood.
Not bad, vice.
Probably aced your detectiv
comes home pushing a baby buggy, struggling with two full bags of groceries, and trying to dig her keys out of her purse. The building superintendent FRANK, sees her struggling but pretends not to notice.
DANA
(exasperated)
Frank, do you think you could give me a hand with these bags?
FRANK
Im not a doorman, Miss Barrett. Im a building superintendent.
DANA
Youre also a human being, Frank.
COPYCAT
Third draft by
Frank Pierson
Participating writers:
Ann Biderman
Jay Presson Allen
INT. LECTURE HALL BERKELEY - DAY
The hall is full. On the stage, DR. HELEN HUDSON is
speaking. HELEN is a forensic psychologist. Behind her is
a projected diagram: PREDISPOSITION, DISSOCIATION, TRAUMA,
FANTASY, VIOLENT FANTASY, FACILITATORS, MURDER, and
TRAUMA-REINFORCEMENT which she can point to with a las