TRACKING DOWN the line of empty, open capsules. Frozen twilight. The final four capsules are sealed, lids in place.
ANGLE - INSIDE CAPSULE
NEWT, then RIPLEY. HICKS next, his head and chest bandaged. Then BISHOP in his caul of plastic. But the lid of Bishops capsule is misted with hothouse condensation.
CLOSER
A tear of fluid streaks the condensation.
An alarm SOUNDS.
A monitor begins to scroll da
The Witching Hour
Screenplay by ANNE RICE
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FADE IN:
EXT. A SCOTTISH MOOR - NIGHT - 1670 A.D.
Far off, a massive stone castle looms. Trees silhouetted an
the horizon against the star-dotted, qreen-purple sky. The branches of one tree seem to reach
for the stars...
TRACKING IN - the tree is A HOODED FIGURE: SUZANNE - 20, golden hair spilling from her hood,
dazzling green eyes. Nestled in the f
tracks:
HOTEL MANAGER O.S.
You gotta message.
Walker looks uncertainly towards a bead curtain.
MANAGER O.S.
(Cont.)
Message! You deaf?
Walker looks to a series of nooks for messages in front of him. In
one he sees a little folded note. Reaching across the desk, he
glances through the beads into the managers office. RADIO SOUNDS
O.S.
HIS P.O.V. - hard to see - the man sits in a chair, lit by the
g
seam here.
Aah!
[Gurgling]
Jesus Christ!
Get down!
[Gasps]
Fuck.
[Alarm ringing]
Its not possible.
Find us a goddamn hole and blow it!
This wall.
I am not touching anything.
You will do exactly what he tells you to do!
NIGHTSHADE: Give me a hand with this.
- Find some spots.
- Right.
MARCUS: Why do you build this?
All right, you guys. Get down.
One, two...
Its clear. Come on.
TRICK: Yeah!
Whoo!
A
tracks and removes
the tool attached to the end of her arm. The move is
practiced and professional, like a cook changing the tool on
a set of egg beaters. First, she inserts the existing tool
into a lock on her opposite arm which holds it while she
disengages the tool. Next, she selects the next tool from
the storage compartment at her waist and punches it into
position. Sixpacks voice comes over