"CLOVERFIELD" (2008)

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Cloverfield

by

Drew Goddard

6/8/07

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FROM BLACK-- block letters appearon-screen:

PROPERTY OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

The lettersdisappear, replacedby:

DOCUMENT #USGX-8810-B467/DIGITALVIDEOCASSETTE MULTIPLE SIGHTINGSOF CASE DESIGNATE "CLOVERFIELD"

Then:

CAMERARETRIEVED AT INCIDENT SITE "US-447" (AREA FORMERLYKNOWN ASCENTRAL PARK)

FADE IN:

WIDE ON THE CITY-- we're lookingDOWNON MANHATTANas the MORNING SUN breaksthrough theskyline.

And asthe image adjusts slightly,we realize we'relooking THROUGHA VIDEO CAMERA. We heara MAN'S VOICE. It's whispered,quiet --

VOICE (O.S.) Sixforty-two a.m ...

Hisname is ROB HAWKINS.

Ashe backs away from thewindow, we catch a glimpseof HIS REFLECTIONin the glass. And even though the VIDEOCAMERA is obscuringmost of his face,we can tell he's smiling

Andas Rob SWINGS THE CAMERAAROUND we get a betterlook at oursurroundings -- we're ina MANHATTAN APARTMENT --floor- to-ceilingwindows; opulentbut not garish. Thetasteful decorsuggests a femininetouch.

CAMERAMOVES THROUGH the livingroom. We hear Rob'sBARE FEETquietly padding alongthe hardwood floors

Heapproaches a SIDE TABLE coveredwith FRAMED PHOTOGRAPHS they'reall of A GIRL (Beth)and her various friendsand family. Rob's hand reachesinto frame, selectsone photograph in particular:

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Rob andBeth at COLLEGE GRADUATION. They're both wearingcap and gowns;they're both smilingfor the camera. Rob takesthe photo,moves it in front of theother photos on the table.

We'reMOVING THROUGHTHE APARTMENT, getting a better feelof the place. Everything's stillMORNING QUIET -- the silence is peaceful,serene. We canhear Rob's footsteps,his steady breathing,the distinctive soundsof his hands on thecamera.

We turna corner, headed downa hallway. Rob's handpushes open adoor, leading us into --

-- theapartment's bedroom. And the BLUE LIGHT of dawnis just startingto peek throughthe curtains. As Robenters the room,he angles towards thebed, focusing in on --

Her. She'sin bed, fast asleep. (Tastefully)coveredby the sheets. And for a moment, wejust HOLD ON HER.

This isBETH MCINTYRE.

As themorning-light finds herface, we can see she'shalf- smilingin her sleep. She looksnear angelic.

Rob approaches,angling in onBeth's face. He sitsdown on the sideof the bed, his movementrousts her a bit. Her eyelidsflutter open --

Beth rubsthe sleep out of hereyes, sits up a bit. Glances at thecamera, playful --

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She pullsthe bedsheet tight aroundher, making sure she's safely covered.

She flushesa little, smiles

Beth studieshim -- fine, I'llplay along --

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She raisesher eyebrows -- areyou kidding me?

A little later. Beth's shiftedposition a bit. She'seating strawberriesout of a bowl (clearlyRob lost the breakfastin bed argument.) We UPCUT right intotheir conversation --

ROB (0 .S . ) BETH

-- I'venever been. -- it'snot what it used to

be.

REVERSE SHOT --ON ROB. He's shirtless,clad only inpajama bottoms. He leans back againstthe headboard, uncomfortable being filmed

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Rob glancesdown at his body,mock offended

Rob staresat her with mischievouseyes for a beat. Then --

He reachesout, playfully grabsher leg. She laughs,pushes him away,the camera shakes

And justas she says that, theVIDEO IMAGE fills withSTATIC andwe ABRUPTLY CUT TO --

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HONK HONK HONK! The loud CACOPHONYof New York CityTRAFFIC jars usright out of the previousscene --

We're streetlevel now -- as thevideo camera adjusts,we catch aglimpse of DOWNTOWNMANHATTANin all its glory. Then we swingaround and follow --

We heara GUY'S VOICE call afterher

VOICE (O.S.) Is thelight on?

Lily glancesback at the camera. Slightly exasperated--

VOICE (O.S.) I don'tknow if this is theon button or thezoom ...

VOICE (O.S.) I thinkit's on.

Lily's atthe counter of a cornergrocery store. She's talkingover her shoulder as theCASHIER bags her food--

VOICE (O.S.) -- thisisn't a wedding

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VOICE (O.S.) Why doI have to do it

The CAMERA SWINGS AROUND astheperson holding it looksinto the lens. We see his face forthe first time

This isJASON HAWKINS -- Lily'sboyfriend and Rob'solder brother. As he looks into thecamera --

Jasonswings the camera backaround to FIND LILY infront of thecounter, trying to collecther groceries --

We'relooking down at Jason'slegs. We see in onehand he's carryingseveral grocerybags. As he raises thecamera with theother hand --

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We see Lily'sleading him up a flightof stairs. As they spill outonto the landing, walkdown a hallway --

No it's not. Yesit is.

Suddenlywe're in an APARTMENT,MOVING TOWARDS A GUY hanging a LARGE BANNER whichreads "GOODBYE ROB!"--

The guy looksover his shoulder, seesthe camera. Tensesup. This is HUDSON PLATT.

Hud clearlydoesn't like being oncamera. As he shuffles awkwardly --

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Hud'seyes dart towards the camera. Wait --

Andthat's actually givingHud pause

Jasontakes the camera, loopsthe strap around Bud'sneck --

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Testimonial. Jason looks intothe camera. IN THE APARTMENT BEHIND HIM,we see SEVERAL PEOPLE decoratingthe placefor a PARTY. As they move furniture,set out food, hang lights--

Testimonial. Jenn and Antonioface the camera --

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OMITTED

Testimonial. Lily stands in frontof the camera. Inthe background,we can see the party'sin full swing now.

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As Lilytalks, IN THE BACKGROUNDbehind her, the frontdoor opens, andA WOMAN enters the apartment

Hud's cameradrifts off to the side,as he angles towardsTHE WOMAN. Cutting-edge stylish, aclear air of superiority about her. This is MARLENADIAMOND.

Lily continues,not noticingHud's focus is drifting --

Hud's startsto ZOOM IN on Marlena. Lily's barely inframe --

Hud swingsthe camera back toLily.

ACROSS THE ROOM, wesee Lilygreet Marlena. As shehugs her hello --

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He startsmoving through the party. TOWARDSMARLENA. But as he approachesher, she glancesup, and Hud panics at thelast minute. He swings the camera TOWARDSA GUY hanging out nearby (CHARLIE.)

Testimonial. Charlie faces thecamera --

Charlietakes a drink from hisbeer. Then --

Hud steelshis nerve. Tries again. APPROACHES MARLENA.

She turns,surprised to hearher name. Stares atHud, a bit of a "Whyare you talking tome?" look on her face.

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Testimonial. Marlena faces the camera--

Moments later. Marlena glancesback at Hud, a thought occurring toher --

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She giveshim a polite, dismissivesmile, turns toget away from him. As she goes --

But she'snot listening anymore.

Lily shutsoff the lights, racesthrough the crowd --

Peoplegather around the livingroom. A hush fallsas everyonequiets down, waits. Hud focuses on the FRONT DOOR

CLICK. It swings open. Oneof ROB'S FRIENDS (DAVIS)steps intothe apartment, mouthsto the crowd "He's rightbehind me." The crowd takes a breathin anticipation, then

Rob stepsthrough the doorway. They flip the LIGHTSON

Robjumps, legitimately surprised. Then he takesa breath, figuresout what's going on. He hangs his head --oh, hell. He shakeshis head, movesto turn around and goback outside. Thecrowd laughs. And Robsteps back into the apartment.

Everyone'shugging Rob,patting him on the back --

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As he glancesaround the party,we get the sense he's looking for someone --

A bit later. Everyone's quiet;Rob stands in frontof the crowd, abit uncomfortable withall eyes on him. Buthe tries toput the best face on itas he addresses theparty

Lily callsout from the back ofthe crowd --

He raiseshis glass in toast

Everyone CHEERS

PICK UP ROB ashe approaches Hud --

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And Robdoesn't answer. He justshakes his head. No reason.

Silence. Rob glances at thecamera, realizes

Backto the testimonials. TWO GIRLS (HEATHER AND LEI)face thecamera, raise theirglasses in toast --

HEATHER LEI

Congratulations,Rob! Congratulations!

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Rob and Jasonstand near the tablewhere all the booze is. Jason's laughing. We UPCUT right intotheir conversation--

And as Robglances off-screen, hisFACE FALLS. Rud follows his gaze --ACROSS THE ROOM -- WE FIND--

BETH.

She's steppinginto the living room,hugging Lily hello. And right by Beth'sside... is ANOTHER GUY. He smiles, shakes hands withLily as Beth introduceshim --

Rud SWINGS THE CAMERABACK to Rob. Who's just staringat Beth and thisguy. After a beat,Jason glances at Rob

Rob steelshimself, steps forwardto greet Beth. Jasonstays behind, glancesat Rud --

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Rob approachesBeth and theguy. As Beth hugs Robhello

-- that'sall right -- major cab problems --I'm

really sorry --

Robglances at the Guy. Bethreads his look --

Robdoesn't say anything. Just.glances at Beth. Travis triesto fill the ensuingsilence.

HOLD on the awkward silence. Then --

ACROSS THE PARTY -- we seeBeth introducing Travisto some of theother people. Everyone'svery welcoming, friendly.

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Hud FLOATSOVER to FIND ROB on theother side of the room. He's glancingfurtively over atBeth. A slightly sullenlook on his face. Unaware Hud's filminghim, Rob takes hisdrink, tosses itback in a stiff gulp. Glances at Beth again. He does not lookhappy.

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Hud approachesRob

Rob stops shortas he glances atHud, realizes --

Rob doesn'tsay anything. He glancesacross the partyat Beth and Travis.

Rob looksat Hud. Shakes his head--

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Hud approachesBeth, who's standingnext to Travis.

And thatseems to catch Bethoff-guard.

Bethhesitates, then realizesHud has a point. Soshe turns to Travis. Hands him herglass.

Traviswalks off, heading towardsthe kitchen. Bethlooks at Hud,leads him away -- let'sgo over here. As HudSWINGS THE CAMERAAROUND, we catch aglimpse of Rob on the otherside of theparty. He's still glancingat Beth.

Testimonial. Beth faces thecamera. She's standingin a secludedpart of the apartment. Out of earshotof everyone.

Shetakes a beat. Softens. Then --

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She collectsherself. Then

Beth's facefalls as somethingoff-camera catches her eye. Hud FOLLOWS HER GAZE tofind --

Rob. He'swalking towards them fromacross the party. That same angryexpression on his face. As he approaches --

Beth nods. Rob leads her out thefront door. Hud stays where he is. He angles BACK TOWARDSTHE PARTY. Peoplewatch Rob and Bethleave -- what's goingon?

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Hud moves slowlytowards the frontdoor. His hand enters frame ashe cautiously pulls thedoor open. Swings the camera outINTO THE HALL

DOWNTHE HALL -- just around the farcorner, we catch GLIMPSES ofROB AND BETH. We canbarely hear theirVOICES they're speakingin HUSHED TONES. But they seem tobe engaged ina HEATED ARGUMENT.

HUD creepstowards them, tryingto eavesdrop --

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Hud turnsto find Lily walkingup beside him. Looking pissed. Rob hears Lily'svoice, sees Hud in thehallway. Filmingthem.

ROB

Lilydoesn't say anything. But her face gives itaway --

Hud and Jason have Lily corneredin the kitchen. They're alone; they speak in HUSHED TONES --

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And Lily juststops. Stares atRud in disbelief

Heather, Leiand another guy (MILLER)cluster around Rud. He's fillingthem in --

No way -- Oh my god

Oh. This iswhy Lily didn't tellRud.

Charlie staresat the camera. He'sjust APPLAUDING --

Marlena staresat the camera. Thenjust shrugs --

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WHAM-- just then, we hear thesound of a door beingYANKED OPEN. Marlena jumps, looks towardsthe FRONT DOOR. Hud followsher gaze --

TO FINDBETH as she stormsback into the party. She'sred- faced,FURIOUS. She glancesaround, sees everyone'sSTARING AT HER. She tries to composeherself, looks over atTravis --

Hesets the drinks down. Follows Beth as she turnsto leave. Bethsteps BACK INTO THEHALLWAY. Hud stays in the apartment. Beth's framedIN THE DOORWAY as she throwsa glanceback down the hallin Rob's direction --

We HEAR ROB'S VOICE yell fromdown the hall --

Beth's jaw drops. She staresoff-screen, at a completeloss forwords, then turns, stormsoff down the hall inthe oppositedirection. Travisfollows. Hud HOLDS onthe empty doorway, then SWINGS THE CAMERAback towards theparty...

And everyone's just glancingat each other. Whatdo we do? Wow. This is uncomfortable.

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Hud ANGLES TOWARDSTHE DOORWAY. After a quiet, tensebeat, Rob sheepishlywalks back into theapartment. Sees everyone staring athim.

HOLD ON ROB --as he hangs hishead slightly. Shit. He looks ateveryone. Takes a breath. Then --

Jason makesa beeline across theroom. Cutting the tension as he takescontrol of the party

As the crowdlaughs, starts to relax--

ACROSS THE PARTY --everyone'sdancing, having a goodtime. Everyone,that is, except for Rob,who's standing nearthe bar, lookingmore or less miserable. Hud swings the camera around tofind Jason and Lily. They're watching Rob --

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Hud andJason make their way throughthe party. Jason's FOLLOWING ROB-- he's headed intothe bathroom. As Rob enters, startsto shut the doorbehind him, Jason catchesit and pusheshimself --

-- rightinto the bathroom withRob. Hud follows, shutting the doorbehind them. Rob looksat him -- what the fuckare you doing?

ROB

Rob turns,glares at Hud.

A bitlater. Rob's sittingon the edge of the bathtub, shakinghis head -- this isnot happening. We UPCUT into theirconversation

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Wham wham wham there's a poundingon the bathroom door. We hear amale voice (Charlie's)yelling from outside --

Jason glancesat Hud -- nice. He looksback to Rob --

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There'sMORE BANGING on thedoor --

Whamwham wham -- the BANGING getseven louder --it sounds likeseveral people aretrying to break down thedoor --

JASON

Suddenly, we're outside. Rob and Jason are drinkingbeers on the fire escape.

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We can hearthe music from theparty inside. Rob's still good andWORKEDUP we UPCUT rightinto their conversation-

ROB JASON

that'snot what I'm saying --you're putting --no no -- I understand words inmy mouth -- now. You don't need to

explain...

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AndRob doesn't respond. He knows Jason has a point. He staresout at the city, shakeshis head.

Jasongrabs Rob by the backof the neck look atme. It's abrotherly gesture weget the sense he's donethis sort of thingbefore --

And just as Jason says that

SSSSSSSSHRHHHRRROOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRR/

TheWHOLE WORLD seems to shakeas a THUNDEROUSSOUND rips throughthe city. It'sDEAFENING -- like nothingwe've ever heardbefore. It seems tocome from ALL AROUNDus --

ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE CITYBLACK OUT. Hud almostdrops the camera. Jason and Rob grabhold of the FIRE ESCAPEas the WORLD CONTINUES TO SHAKE --

THE SOUND buildsand builds WE HEAR SCREAMS frominside theapartment -- the soundsof GLASS BREAKING

And then... It's over. The sound dies down. Theworld stops shaking.The LIGHTS comeback on throughout thecity.

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Jason andRob struggle to catchtheir breath. They glanceat each other,panic in their eyes

MOVING FAST intothe apartment --everyone's panicked, talking overeach other. Amidstthe cacophony --

-- it was likethe whole -- whatwas that? building --

VOICE VOICE

-- like an earthquake -- whatwas that sound

Jason racesthrough the party,makes a beeline for Lily. We see him grabher, pull her close --

She nods. Hud SWINGS THE CAMERAaround -- we see some pictureshave fallen off the walls,a lamp has tippedover and shattered--

Everyone quietsdown. Trades glances. Shakes theirheads -- we're allokay.

Rob's movingacross the party,headed to the television. He turns iton, flips the channelto NYl

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Hud PULLSFOCUS on the TELEVISIONSCREEN. We see aBREAKING NEWSCAST inprogress --

ON THE SCREEN --A HELICOPTERSHOT OF NEW YORK HARBOR. We see COAST GUARD PATROL BOATS racingoutto sea. We see the NEWS BANNER:"TANKER CAPSIZESIN NEW YORK HARBOR."

As theHELICOPTER SHOT ADJUSTS,we see a CAPSIZEDOIL TANKER justbelow LIBERTY ISLAND. We hear a REPORTER'SVOICE -- it soundsas though she's talkingon a CELL PHONE --

WHOOSH-- INSIDE THE APARTMENT --the windows RATTLE asa HELICOPTERflies by overhead. Everyone in the partybristles at thenoise --

ON THE SCREEN THE NEWS SHOT widensto includeTHE STATUE OF LIBERTY.

Hud's FOLLOWING ROB as theymove with a CROWDOF PARTY-GOERS up the building's stairs. They step out throughthe doorway, ontothe BUILDING'S ROOF --

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Hud followshis gaze. IN THE DISTANCE-- we can seeglimpses of NEW YORK HARBOR. Coast guardSEARCHLIGHTS cut streaks through thenight sky --

Hud's movedcloser to the edgeof the building. We hearOUR PEOPLE talkingover one another. Hud tries to ZOOM INON THE HARBOR withthe camera --

MARLENA (0. S.) CHARLIE (O.S.)

-- this isexactly what it felt likebefore -- --you weren't even inthe

cityfor that --

-- but it'sdark, and the harbor'sTOO FAR AWAY. Theimage devolves intoPIXELATED LIGHTS. So Hud ZOOMS OUT

JASON (O.S.) MARLENA (O.S.)

-- had tohave been an earthquake-- --an earthquake? In

Manhattan?--

Hud getswide, swings the camerato include Rob, Jason,and Lily whoare talking near the edgeof the roof --

KAAAAA-BOOOOOOOOOOMMI JUST THEN --a MASSIVE EXPLOSION ERUPTS downat NEW YORK HARBOR. We catch a GLIMPSEOF IT as the crowdSCREAMS, the CAMERA SHAKES --

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Rud strugglesto right himself. Swings the cameraTOWARDTHE EXPLOSION. We see a HUGE FIREBALLlighting up thenight sky.

We seeTENDRILS OF SMOKE andDEBRIS snaking up intothe night sky. The CROWDstares at it inPANICKED AWE. Hud's FOLLOWING THE DEBRISOVERHEAD asit's tracking acrossthe night sky. And it takes amoment for the crowd torealize...

A LARGE CHUNK OF THE DEBRISiscoming right at them.

SCREAMS RIPthrough the crowd-- people dive out ofthe way a split-secondbefore

WHAAMM! The DEBRIS slams intothe rooftop, narrowlymissing severalpeople. MORE SCREAMS eruptfrom the crowd --CHAOS aspeople struggle to helpone another to their feet,bolt towardsthe exit -- CAMERA SHAKES asRud follows --

AROUND THEM --Fffft Fffft --Fffft -- STREAKS OF HOT ASH andDEBRIS rain down As Rud RACES THROUGH theexit door --

THE CAMERAJOLTS in frenziedaction as everybodyRACES DOWN THE STAIRS-- and right then

BOOM. The ENTIRE BUILDINGSHAKES around them --People SCREAM Rob stops in histracks, right in frontof Rud

TheCROWDCONTINUES to racedown the stairs

BOOM. THE WHOLE BUILDINGSHAKES. People losetheir footing, agirl falls down -- Jasonpulls her back to herfeet -- the crowdpushes forward, takingstairs two, threeat a time --

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The crowd spillsout into the street,where HUNDREDS OF NEW YORKERS areracing from their apartmentbuildings.

BOOM. It almostas though THE WHOLE CITYSHAKES. It's CHAOS everyonedesperate to figureout what's happening

DOWNTHE STREET -- CRIES OF ALARM ringout from the crowd Hud raisesthe camera above hishead to get a betterview

IN THE DISTANCE-- through the CORRIDOR OF SKYSCRAPERS --we see the PLUMES OF SMOKE fromtheEXPLOSION. HUNDREDSOF PEOPLE areracing away from it,TOWARDSUS --

BOOM. Theworld SHAKES AGAIN. Hud loses his balance,the camera SWINGS DOWNWARD,and rightthen we HEAR --

SCCCREEEACHHH a horrible TEARING SOUND --followedby WHAM! The soundof something powerfulSTRIKING METAL

SCREAMS reverberatethrough thecrowd -- Hud tries to right the camera --he swings it BACK DOWNTHE STREET just as -- something comesROCKETING OUT OF THE SMOKE --it's BIG --it STREAKS THROUGHTHE AIR like aMETEOR --

It HITS ONE OF THE SKYSCRAPERS WHAM! -- BOUNCES TOWARDS US -- CAMERAJERKS -- people DIVEOUT OF THE WAY as the METEOR CRASHES downin the STREET --WHAM! -- IT CAREENS RIGHT PAST us-- tears up CONCRETE asit COMES TO A STOP

Hud tries tosteady the camera, focuseson THIS MASSIVE OBJECT in themiddle of the street. We recognize bitsand pieces theGREEN METAL -- the POINTEDCROWN-- and then all at once itSNAPS INTO FOCUS andwe realize it's --

The Statueof Liberty's HEAD.

SCREAMS ofOH MY GOD erupt fromthe crowd. CAMERASHAKES as Hud tries tofight the current andmake his way TOWARDSHIS FRIENDS --

MOVING TOWARDSa group of OUR PEOPLEin the crowd. We see Jason raceout of the building,reunite with Lily. As he grabs her andpulls her close,we hear our people yelling over one another--

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MARLENA ANTONIO

-- whatelse could it be? --how could terrorists.ri.lL

the head off the Statueof Liberty?

And asHud tries to fight throughthe increasing FRENZY buildingin the streets --

SSSSSSSSHRHHHRRROOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRI

THE THUNDEROUSSOUND rips throughthe city once again ALL ACROSS THE CITYthe LIGHTSBLACK OUT -- and as thesound BUILDSAND BUILDS we realizethere's something aboutit that'svaguely familiar --

It'sPRIMITIVE. GUTTURAL. Almost... ANGRY.

Peopleclutch their hands totheir ears... the noisebecomes DEAFENING. But then, justas abruptly as it began...THE NOISESTOPS.

And, inthe aftermath, there'san eerie moment ofSILENCE as THE LIGHTSin the city comeback on ...we HEAR CAR ALARMS ringingout and then --

TheSCREAMS begin. PANICrips through the crowd --people startto break north, awayfrom where the sound camefrom --

BOOM. The WORLD SHAKES onceagain. It's louderthis time, MORE VIOLENT. Nearby, wecan hear Jason yelling

BOOM. Even louder this time. Hud nearly dropsthe camera. A WAVE OF SCREAMS erupts fromdown the street. Hud swings thecamera back down the street,just in time tosee --

SOMETHING disappearbehindthe SKYSCRAPERS.

Ithappens FAST. A quickFLASH OF MOVEMENTin thedistance. But,from what we could see,it looked an awfullot like THAT SOMETHING wasALIVE. And ENORMOUS. We can audiblyhear HUD'S BREATH catch inhis throat

Hud swing the cameraback towards our group. They're trying tohold fast to one anotherin the surging crowd--

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Just then --SSSKKRRREEEE -- Theair erupts with the sickening soundof metal and concretebeing TORN APART. Rud swings thecamera back down the streetjust as --

ONE OF THE SKYSCRAPERS COLLAPSES.

Rud catchesthe tail end of it. We see the roof of the buildingplummet and disappear inthe CLOUD OF DEBRIS atthe base. SCREAMS ripthrough the crowdonce again as --

IN THE DISTANCE,down the canyonof skyscrapers, we seethe WALL OF DEBRISfrom the collapse startto radiate outward

RIGHT TOWARDUS. Rud angles backtoward our people -- severalmembers are already startingto break from thegroup, race away --

But Jasonand Rob are focused on thedebris racing towards them. As they'rebacking away,momentarily stunned --

Rob nods. Jason grabs Lily -- hiseyes dart towards anearby STOREFRONT. As he starts moving towardsit, he yells tothe others aroundhim --

BOOM. TheWORLD SHAKES. Rud anglesback towards the street. We see theDEBRIS rapidly gettingcloser and closer --

Camera JERKS --as though Hud'sgetting YANKED --

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Hud's RACING AT TOPSPEED behindRob. They're following Jason, Lily,and a FEW OTHERS fromour party into --

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-- theSAME BODEGA we saw Jasonand Lily in earlier. As Hud races throughthe front doors,the CASHIER waves himin --

We seeSEVERAL OTHER NEW YORKERS takingcover in thestore. A BURLY GUY wavesHud forward --

BOOM. Rud nearly wipes out,slides behind the counter, settlingin next to Rob, Jason,Lily and the others. He swingsthe camera BACK TOWARDSTHE DOOR --

BURLY GUY TERRIFIED WOMAN

Shut thedoor -- Get away from the glass

The CASHIERwaves ONE LAST PERSON insideand shutsthe door. HUD HOLDS onthe GLASS WINDOWS-- we can hear everyone's terrifiedBREATHING --

BOOM. The whole bodega SHAKES. OUTSIDE we seepeople scattering,looking over theirshoulders in terror

Then ...theDEBRIS starts rollinginto frame. We hear Rud tryingto catch his breath. Hud angles the camerajust slightly-- we catch a glimpseof Rob in front ofhim, staringforward, out thewindow

THROUGHTHE WINDOW -- we seethe CLOUD OF DEBRISrolling throughthe streets. Itgets THICKER AND THICKER-- it BLACKS OUT thestreetlights--

BOOM. The store SHAKES VIOLENTLY. The frontpanes of glass startto CRACK. Everyonescreams --

SCARED MAN JENN

Oh god-- What is that?

THROUGH THE WINDOW -- everythingis PITCH BLACK.

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And thatgets Rob's attention. He glances back atHud --

And justas he says that, THROUGHTHE WINDOWbehind ROB -- WHOOSH --the DEBRIS SWIRLS --we catch a glimpse ofMOVEMENT OUTSIDE as

BOOM! TheWORLD SHAKES -- the storefrontwindows EXPLODE INWARD --as the glass shatters,debris rushes in --amidst the SCREAMS, wehear Jason yell --

And as theblack cloud of debrisENVELOPS US, Hud dropsthe camera tothe ground -- we catcha GLIMPSE OF HUD ashe ducks to the floor-- covers his mouthwith his hands --

BOOM -- CAMERABOUNCES the debrisis all aroundus --we hear everyoneCRYING OUT, gaspingfor air --

Seconds goby -- then -- BOOM --the WORLD SHAKES AGAIN. Only... lessviolently this time. As though whateverwas causing thesetremors was moving furtheraway ...

A few moreseconds go by -- BOOM --we hear everyone COUGHING, GASPING-- then we hear

Hud picksup the camera -- he swingsit towards the frontof the store

THROUGH THE HAZE --we can see thedebris outside has dissipatedjust a bit. Everyone insidethe store iscrouched down, coveringtheir mouths withtheir hands.

Jason creepsforward, steadyinghimself as -- BOOM -- another quake ringsout. But it soundsFAR AWAYnow --

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Jason stepsacross the shatteredglass, peeks outside. We can seehis SHOULDERS SLUMP ashe takes in the sight --

Jason stepsforward cautiously --INTO THE STREET --

Rob movesto follow his brother. After a beat, Hud follows him. We move THROUGHTHE STORE, step outside --

-- andas Hud crosses the store'sthreshold, he swingsthe cameradown the street to reveal

The entirestreet is DEVASTATED.

It'sharrowing. The same streetwe saw moments agois now completelydestroyed. The concrete'sTORN APART; carsare SMASHED, flippedon their side. ALL AROUNDUS --debris hangslike fog, litters the area--

Hud surveysthe area -- theTRAIL OF DESTRUCTION continues downthe street, as far as theeye can see -- we seepeople whoweren't lucky enough toget indoors when thewave of debrishit. They emerge fromthe debris like GHOSTS. They'reCOVERED in grey soot --many of them in DAZED SHOCK-

Hudangles towards A WOMAN --she's covered in soot,emerging fromthe haze. As she stumblesforward, clearly inshock, it takesHud a second to realizehe recognizes her --

Lilyturns, sees her friend. Rushes towards her. As Marlena glancesat Lily, TEARS springto her eyes. Lilygrabs her andholds her --

A72 OMITTED A72

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Moments later. The rest of OUR GROUP hasventured outof the bodega.

Of the peoplefrom the party, there'sonly a handfulof people we recognize. We UPCUT INTOTHEIR CONVERSATION -- everyone'stalking over one another-- we angle towardsA FRANTIC MAN whowas caught outside

FRANTICMAN JENN

-- walked rightthrough the calmdown -- what areyou streets -- talkingabout -- what didyou

LILY ANTONIO

Where's everyoneelse scatteredas soon as the where's therest of our buildingcame down -- group --

ROB FRANTIC MAN

What couldpossibly do this -- that'swhat I'm tryingto

tellyou --

As they talk,Rud angles the cameraover towards Lilyand Marlena. Lily's holding her friend,trying to help cleanthe soot out ofher eyes.

FRANTICMAN JENN

-- It walkedright over me -- Whatdo you mean "it?"

He looks outat the streets, panicked

Rob glancesat Rud, realizing

I-I don'tknow ... Yousaid it was alive

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Hud SWINGS THE CAMERAdown --we catch a glimpse of everyone'sshoes as Hud fumbleswith the buttons

ZZZSHHHZZ-- the screen fillswith STATIC as the tape abruptlyCUTS --

CLOSE ON BETH. She's lookingright at us. It's jarring-- it takesus a moment to realizewe're looking at footagethat wasrecorded on the tape earlier. Beth's in mid-conversation withRob. They're sittingon the subway --

Shelaughs at that. After a beat

And Beth hesitates. Her face falls just a bitas she glances at Rob. And in thatmoment --

ZZZSHHZZZ -- the screenfills with static again

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We UPCUT RIGHTINTO a heated conversation. We hear RAW PANIC in everyone'svoice as they yellover one another --

DOWNTHE STREET -- we see a glimpseof the BURLY MAN running away fromus. As though what he sawon the tape madehim panic outright. As he glances overhis shoulder

-- it was sofar away it -- right that's what I'm

saying-- all I saw was somethingmove --

ANTONIO JENN

-- That's allyou need to

SKYSCRAPER moved--

ANTONIO JASON

-- I'm notyelling at you -- -- shutup ...

Everyone looksat Jason, we can seehis mind racing ashe composes himself,takes control

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Momentslater. The group's startingto move down thestreet --

Hudapproaches Lily and Marlena. Marlena's stillout of it, staringback at the trail ofdestruction.

Lilynods.

And Marlena finally turnsback. Looks at themwith HAUNTED EYES. Says quietly

And as Lily glances atHud -- oh jesus -- we CUT TO--

ON THE MOVE. Furtheraway. We see THRONGS OF PEOPLE moving down the street. Allheaded in the same direction. IN FRONT OF US, we see Lily helpingMarlena forward. BESIDE US, Rob's trying to dial HIS PHONE --

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Jenn's nearby --she's checks herphone, shakes her head --

Frustrated,Rob tries dialing again. Hud HOLDS ON HIM.

Further still. The streets are nowthick with crowds moving out of the city. We're moving acrossan intersection

ON THE CORNER. An ambulance has pulledover, and EMTs have set up a MAKESHIFT TRIAGECENTER. We see an EMT tending toa person witha BLEEDING HEAD WOUND --

IN THE AMBULANCE-- we can hear SOMEONE SCREAMING inpain

We're crossingthe street. A POLICEOFFICER tries to wave the crowds across. As Hud approacheshim, the Officer yells at the crowd --

The Officer looksat Hud -- for a splitsecond, we can seea glimpse of fearin his eyes. But thenhe waves Hud off --

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Stillmoving. We're near theback of the group. Hud's focusedon Marlena -- Lily'swalking with her arm aroundher, tryingto help clean the sootout of Marlena's eyes. Hud approaches,concerned --

ButMarlena still in shock. She glances at Hud --are you kiddingme?

Hud stops. They continue forward. Hud holds onthem.

BLARING SIRENSring out throughthe air. Hud looksover to finda CONVOYof POLICECRUISERS and FIRE ENGINESracing throughthe city at top speed.

TheCROWD'S THICKER --people are rushing EN MASSE downthe street. Hud follows them,swinging the camera tofind -- THE BROOKLYNBRIDGE. We can see its TOWERS standingtall in thenight sky.

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LOOKING DOWNthe bridge -- we'reUP HIGH. We can see traffic'sat a STANDSTILL belowus. We see ROWS andROWS of gridlockedcars -- we hear HONKING --people YELLING --

As Hud PULLSBACK, widening out,we realize he's lookingdown from THE PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYthatruns the length of the bridge downthe center.

Hud swingsthe camera forward, revealingHUNDREDS OF PEOPLE moving EN MASSE downthe walkway. We see glimpses ofOUR GROUP amidstthe crowd. Hud hurriesto keep up with them

FROM A DISTANCE-- we're lookingout at New York Harbor. As we ZOOM IN,we realize we're lookingat what's left of the Statue ofLiberty. Her head hasbeen torn clean off --claw marks scarher upper torso. In theHarbor beside her,we see the FLAMING WRECKAGEOF THE OILTANKER.

ON THE HORIZON --we catch glimpsesof COAST GUARD SPOTLIGHTS. The boats seem tobe racing right towardsus.

WHOOSH --A HELICOPTER races by overhead. It's flying low the ROTOR WASH kicksup wind aroundthem, people in thecrowd CRY OUT involuntarily--

Hud widensout, swings the cameraaround to FIND ROB inthe crowd nextto him. Rob's distracted,trying his phone again. As he glancesat Hud --

And just thathint of optimism seemsto lift Hud's spirits.

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Rob stops·inhis tracks. Stares athis phone. Realizes he just got through

Whip-fast,he holds the phone up tohis ear. Covers his other earwith his hand

Lily hearsBeth's name, realizeswhat happening. She stops in her tracks,yells up ahead

Rob triesto move out of the crowdtowards the side ofthe walkway. Hud stays with him

WHOOSH --the helicopter CROSSES OVERHEADagain. Robtenses in frustration--

Hud swingsthe camera forward. DOWNTHE BRIDGE --Jason's a good thirtyyards ahead, tryingto wave them forward. With all theother noise, we canbarely hear him --

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Hud swings thecamera BACK TOWARDSROB, who's moved rightup to the edgeof the walkway, desperateto hear his phone --

And Rob's listens,his face goesWHITE

RUMBLE. Justas Rob says that, THE WHOLE BRIDGESHAKES. His eyes go widewith panic as he triesto keep his balance --

BELOW US --a WAVE OF SCREAMS ERUPTSfrom the bottom level. As thoughpeople can see somethingTERRIFYING -- Hud swings the cameraover the side, looks down. But all he can seeare PEDESTRIANSracing away in PANIC fromthe south side of the bridge --beside Hud, we can hearLily screaming --

Hud swingsthe camera back up --we see Marlena -- she's beside Lily,glancing at Hud withTERROR in her eyes --

RUMBLE. Thewhole bridge SHAKES again.SCREAMS RING OUT -- all aroundus -- people break intoa frenzy, desperate toget off the bridge-- It's CHAOS --

JASON (0 . S . )

UP AHEAD --we see Jason fightinghis way BACK THROUGHTHE CROWDtowards us -- AND JUST THEN,BEHIND HIM --

AN ENORMOUSWHITE HAND reaches upover the walkway. Jason doesn't seeit -- Lily barely hastime to SCREAM --

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THE HAND smashesdown -- WHAM-- and --

CRUSHES JASONINTO THE PAVEMENT.

The handRIPS RIGHT THROUGH THE WALKWAY,Jason's body disappearsin a flash of pulverizedcement and blood --

WWWHH-CRACK-- above us -- SUSPENSIONCABLES SNAP, theground LURCHES asthe WALKWAY IS TORN INHALF

THE SHOCKWAVEknocks Hud to theground ALL AROUND US --we hear BLOOD-CURDLING SCREAMS ofhysteria-- Hud strugglesto stand --he swings the camera towards--

THE BRIDGE. There's now an ENORMOUSHOLE torn right through the middleof it. We catch glimpsesof people and cars PLUMMETING OFFTHE BRIDGE intothe water below

The groundLURCHES VIOLENTLY again-- Hud turns -- camera catchesa glimpse of --

LILY. She'son the ground -- staringat the spot whereJason used tobe -- SCREAMING HER HEART OUT

As she strugglesto stand, Rob'sbeside her, a similarlook of SHOCK andHORROR on his face --

AROUND THEM --the FRENZIED CROWDis racing to aet offthe bridge --Rob's holding Lilyback -- pulling her away from the chaos-- Hud moves towardsthem --

Hud RACES WITH THE CROWDaway fromthe destruction --MOVING AT TOPSPEED, as fast as he can-- the ground SHAKES VIOLENTLY-- we're in the centerof a MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE

StillRACING AWAY -- ALL AROUNDUS -- the horrible SCREECH of metaland concrete being rippedin two PEOPLE SCREAMING we hearHud's TERRIFIED BREATHING --

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UP AHEAD --we catch a glimpsesof ROB and LILY -- they're running fortheir lives, with thecrowd

SSCCCCCRRRRR-- the screech ofbuckling metal fillsthe air Hud swingsthe camera around --as he does so, we seeMarlena race byus -- TERROR on her face--

Hud anglesback TOWARDSTHE BRIDGE -- it's hard toget a good view --TERRIFIED CROWDSare racingtowards us --but rising above them,we can see --

The Bridge'sTOWER. And it's slowlyTOPPLING OVER SSCCCCRRR --it disappears outof view as it FALLS Hud spins backaround, keeps moving--

Hud ROUNDS A CORNER,still racingat top speed. We pass peoplewho are standing still,staring in horror atthe bridge spectacle. We get thesense we're out of immediate danger --but Hud keeps running--

WAY UP AHEAD --off to the sideof the street --we see Rob, Lily, andMarlena have stopped --Hud's moving towardsthem --

[Note: thefollowing sequencewill take place in ONE SHOT.]

We'removing through the crowd,headed towards ourpeople. As weAPPROACH, we can hear LILY'SPAINED CRIES. Rob's holdingher tight in his arms --she's sobbing hysterically

We canhear Hud trying to catchhis breath. As hegets close,we see Lily nearly BUCKLE inRob's arms -- it'sas thoughher legs give out entirely-- between SOBS --

Marlenatries to help -- butLily's a wreck shepushes Marlenaand Rob away -- backsagainst the wall behindher holdsher head in her hands --the TEARS nearly chokingher --

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Hud anglesthe camera towardsRob. He's taken a fewsteps away. He's staring forward. Blank expression on hisface. There'ssomething EERIE about it-- he's so deeply INSHOCK that heseems to have disconnectedfrom the world entirely.

Chirp. We hear a noise. It'sa quick beep, barelyaudible. In fact,nobody even reacts toit.

Marlenacrouches next to Lily

Hud anglesback TOWARDSROB -- he's still standing inthe middleof the street. WithTHAT LOOK on his face --it's as thoughhe's completely short-circuited.

But Robdoesn't respond. Chirp. We hear THAT SOUND again.

Rob doesn'tsay a thing. Juststands there. Shell-shocked.

CRASH! Just then, the soundof a WINDOWSHATTERING jolts Hud. He swings the camera --

ACROSS THE STREET-- we seeSEVERAL PEOPLE kickingin the doorof a corner ELECTRONICSSTORE. LOOTERS immediately stormthe place --

Hud swingsthe camera backto the group -- Marlena'sglancing outat the CHAOS building inthe streets. She looksat Hud --

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Chirp. There'sthat sound again. Hud swings the cameraback towards Rob --

Chirp. HudHOLDS ON ROB. It'snot even clear if Rob's hearing Hudright now --

AROUND THEM --we can hear the distantsounds of people's SCREAMS; thedull thudding of whatsounds like EXPLOSIONS

Chirp. Thereit is again. Onlythis time --

Rob seems torecognize it. In fact,the sound seems toroust him slightly. He glances down, reachesinto his pocket

And pulls outhis phone. As he flipsit open, realizes

Rob hits abutton on his phone, tryingto playback butthen -- Chirp. Robtenses as he realizesTHAT NOISE he's been hearing isthe sound of his batterydying --

He tries todial again, but -- Ch-chirp. The phone DIES OUTRIGHT.

ROB

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We hear hisbreath catch in histhroat -- PANIC buildingin his chestas he tries to hold himselftogether. His eyes dart up,glances around -- what doI do ...what do I do ... And then, suddenly,without warning

Rob turnsand starts walking away.

It's likehe's in a trance. We canhear Rob mutter to himself ashe passes Hud

Hud swingsthe camera towardsMarlena and Lily. Marlena's lookingat Rob in disbelief --

Hud turnsto FOLLOW ROB. But Rob'smoving fast, makinga beelineright towards the ELECTRONICSSTORE. As Hudhurries to catchup, we see LOOTERS emergingfrom the store --

Two guysare carrying a FLATSCREEN TELEVISION. Another person isracing out with a STEREO. Rob walks rightby them. Doesn'teven seem to notice.

As theyapproach the entrance --

Rob walksright inside, passinglooters on the way out. Hud hesitatesfor a moment, then followshis friend --

A91 INT.ELECTRONICS STORE - NIGHT A91

-- insidethe store. As Robmakes his way down theaisles, passinglooters.

Theypass SEVERAL TELEVISIONSmounted on the wall --

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And Hud stopsin his tracks, anglestowards the TELEVISIONS as he realizes--

There areNEWSCASTS playing on thescreens.

ON THE FIRSTTELEVISION -- we seeFOOTAGE of the BROOKLYN BRIDGE. A news shot shows us aGIANT HOLE torn rightthrough the centerof the structure.

But it's theSECOND TELEVISION thatcatches Hud's attention...

THE NEWS BANNER reads:"CREATURE ATTACKS NEW YORK."

ON THE SCREEN:a helicopter shot islooking down on thecity, through thealleys of SKYSCRAPERS. And there, behindone of the buildings,is --

THE MONSTER.

It's hard tomake it out clearly --it's dark, we get the sense thehelicopters don't wantto get too close. Butas their spotlightsflare across it,we see enough to know

That's a creature,all right. It'sABSOLUTELY ENORMOUS as big as the skyscrapersaround it, ifnot BIGGER. Itsmassive body scrapesagainst a nearby building,sending DEBRIS EVERYWHERE --

RUMBLE. Hudjerks, surprised, andswings the camera towards the front ofthe store --

THROUGH THE DOORS --we can see aconvoy of MILITARY HUMVEES and TROOP TRANSPORTS racingpastus down the street

Hud swings thecamera back TOWARDSTHE TELEVISIONS. We seeA LOOTER has stoppedwhatever he wasdoing and is now watching the televisionwith HUD --

On the firstscreen we see a FIELDREPORTER standing behind whatlooks like a MILITARYBLOCKADE --

On the secondscreen -- the helicopter'sangling around, trying to geta better vantage pointof the MONSTER. Hud reaches forward,TURNS THE VOLUME UPon both screens --

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Hud glancesover at the Looternext to him --

The Looterjust glances at him,nods. As the NEWSCASTS continue,Hud turns back towardsthe front doors. Curiosity getting thebest of him, he heads--

B91 EXT. STREETS- NIGHT B91

-- backOUTSIDE. DOWNTHE STREET -- we see a CONVOYof militaryvehicles -- they're rollingslowly towardsus, HERDING PEOPLEaway from thenorth part of the city

A VOICEbarks orders over aTRANSPORT'S LOUDSPEAKER

Hud headstowards them, ducksround the corner. Angles the cameraDOWNTHE STREET --

IN THE DISTANCE-- we can seethe same HELICOPTER SEARCHLIGHTS wesaw on theNEWSCASTS. We recognizeone of the SKYSCRAPERS;we see thesame TRAILS OF DEBRISsnaking up intothe sky. We hear the faintRUMBLINGS of thebuildings shaking-- the noise has almostbecome commonplace --

Hud ZOOMS IN,we CATCH A GLIMPSEof movement behindthe skyscraper. It looks likethe GHOSTLY WHITE SILHOUETTEof the creature;one of the SPOTLIGHTShits it justas

THE MONSTER'STAIL whipsup above the skyscrapers.

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Hud GASPS. Behind him, we hearthe military convoy getting closer, theLOUDSPEAKER BLARING. Hud turns, hurries round the corner,and back into --

C91 INT. ELECTRONICSSTORE - NIGHT C91

-- the store. DOWNTHE AISLES, towardsthe back of the store, wecan see Rob tossing asideboxes of CELL PHONES and ACCESSORIESas he searches for theright battery --

But Rob doesn'teven look up --he's intense, on a mission. As Hud hurriesdown the aisle towardshim --

He passesthe TELEVISIONS. And a fewmore LOOTERS arenow watching thescreens with RAPT ATTENTION. Hud can't help himself --he glances towards the screens

ON THE FIRSTSCREEN -- the helicopterhas angled a little closer --we see THE MONSTER'S BACK --it's HUNCHEDOVER, seems tobe rubbing its body againsta building We heara COMMENTATOR'SVOICE. He soundsa bit flummoxed

ON THE SECOND SCREEN --we see aMILITARY OFFICER tryingto move the FIELDREPORTER away fromthe BLOCKADE. She's trying to finishher report --

Hud anglesback towards the FIRSTSCREEN. The HELICOPTER SHOT has zoomedin a bit. We cansee what looks like FLAKES OF SKIN fallingoff the monster'sback

The shot ZOOMS IN,following a flakedown to the ground. And as the flakehits the street... itMOVES.

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The image isblurry, but we can seePIXELATED MOVEMENTas the spider-likeparasite skitters acrossthe ground. We seeit race towardsthe MILITARY PERIMETER--

ON THE SECOND SCREEN --we see thecamera SHAKE as GUNFIRE rings out --

ON THE FIRSTSCREEN -- the parasiteLAUNCHES ITSELF atthe soldier...WWWSSHHLLK!! The soldierSCREAMS -- thoughthe image isblurry, we get the sensethat something VIOLENTand HORRIBLE ishappening to him --

And the firstscreen ABRUPTLY CUTS tothe NEWS STUDIO. The Anchorman,unprepared, staresback at the camera, stunned--

ON THE SECOND SCREEN --we canHEAR the FIELD REPORTER SCREAMING,and then it also CUTSto STANDBY FOOTAGE --

Hud swingsthe camera to FINDMARLENA as she pullsLily throughthe front doors --

Theyhurry RIGHT PAST HUD. He turns to follow them. In the backof the store, we SEE ROB tearingopen a CELL PHONE PACKAGE. He yanks out thebattery

Rob slamsthe battery intohis phone. Checks the signal-- it'sgood. He turns, movestowards the back corner. Where it'squiet. Marlena throwsa glance towards Hud --

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Rob flashesMarlena a look thatstops her in her tracks--

Rob hits abutton, holds the phoneto his ear. Triesto listen. Looks frustrated -- thisisn't working.

He holds thephone down, hits abutton. Cranks up the volume. We realize -- he's puttingit on SPEAKERPHONE

There's amoment of silence --Rob, Hud, Lily, andMarlena all stareat the phone, waitingin tense anticipation,then BEEP -- themessage starts playing

And BETH'SVOICE fills the air --

She soundsPANICKED, HYSTERICAL

Hud's ANGLING INON ROB as Beth'smessage plays --

C-CRACK --Just then, A VIOLENTSOUND rings out overthe phone -- itsounds like concretetearing in half --Beth SCREAMS --we hear her PANICKED BREATHING asshe gasps--

And it CUTS OUT.

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We're CLOSEON ROB as the messageends. As we HOLD ON HIM, we can seeit all play out on hisface as he stares atthe phone theHORROR at what he'sjust heard, the building PANIC inhis chest, the overwhelmingsense of HELPLESSNESS

Nobody saysa word. Nobody knowswhat to say.

And Rob? He just stares at thatphone. We see his jaw clench,we get the sense he's fightingoff tears, his breathingbecomes more and moredesperate...

But then,after a few beats... somethingchanges in Rob.

We see himfight it all off -- it'sas though he doesn't allow himselfto panic. Rightthere, on the spot, hemakes up hismind. Knows what he hasto do. We see it WASH OVER HIM -- Robsets his jaw, glancesup at Hud ...

As Rob staresat us, we see COLD RESOLVEin his eyes,and --

WE (FINALLY)CUT TO:

ON THE MOVE. We're FOLLOWING ROB --he's moving fastdown a side street,out of the main flowof traffic. Marlena,Lily, and Hudare all struggling tokeep up with him. We UPCUT right intotheir conversation --

Rob'son his phone, not payingattention to them

Robhangs up, about to dialagain. We see Hud's armenter frameas he points to the DEBRISRIDDEN SKYLINE --

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Rob stopsin his tracks

He pointsdown the street --we can see the militaryconvoy herding crowdsout of the city --

And withthat, he turns, continueswalking. Marlenalooks at Hud -- seriously-- what the fuckis he doing?

Moments later. Rob's on themove. Hud's racing tocatch up with him --

HUD MARLENA

Rob -- c'mon Wait a minute --

Rob stopsagain. Levels hisgaze at them

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And thatcatches everyone off-guard-- Lily hasn'tsaid a wordfor quite some time. Rob looks at her, eyessoftening

Sheholds Rob's gaze, hervoice quiet but steady

Rob studiesher for a beat. Then nods. Turns tokeep walking. Marlena throwsher arms up -- is everyoneinsane?

Andthe look Rob gives Marlenastops her cold inher tracks --

Roband Lily are up ahead,moving quickly througha dark alley. Hud and Marlena follow. As Marlena triesto get Hud tolisten to reason

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And that setsMarlena back on herheels. They stop as she glances athim, embarrassed --

Yet, despitethat, Rud turns, keepsfollowing Rob anyway --

A94 EXT. STREET -NIGHT A94

As Rud andthe others hurry to keepup with Rob, a middle- aged RUSSIANMAN approaches them. He's BLEEDING froma wound on his head --DRIED BLOOD streakshis face

He seems DAZED,OUT OF IT. He looksat Rud with HAUNTED EYES. Speaksto him IN RUSSIAN --

Rud looksup ahead -- to whereRob is still rapidlymoving away --

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And theRussian man relents -- it'sas though he realizes this is futile. His eyes GLASS OVER. He stares at Hud.

And with that,he shakes his head,and walks off. Stillin his DAZE. For a beat, HUD HOLDS ON HIM-- should I do something --but then swings thecamera around, realizeshe has to catchup with ROB --

Further intothe city. Rob andthe others crouch inthe darkness. And though she doesn'tlook happy about it, Marlena'sstill with them.

Rob motionsfor them to wait. Hud angles the cameraout AROUNDTHE CORNER --

Down thestreet -- we see a convoyof HUMVEES AND TRANSPORTS crossingthe street. Our groupwaits until they pass,then hurry acrossthe street, dartinginto another alleyway--

As theymove, we UPCUT intoRob and Hud's conversation--

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KA-BOOM! As Rob says that -- the topfloor of a buildingat end of theiralley EXPLODES --

Our people CRY OUT insurprise as fragmentsof glass and brick RAINDOWN. They turn, try torace away from theblast, down a SIDEALLEY, but stop when theysee

A MILITARY CONVOY-- TROOP TRANSPORTS andTANKS are moving forward in formation. We see themBEGIN TO FIRE

Rob stops inhis tracks, not knowingwhere to go KA-BOOM! Behind us --another explosion ringsout -- it sounds like MORTAR SHELLSdetonating --

SSSSSSSSHRHHHRRROOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRJ

As we hear themonster's ANGRY ROAR,we realize -- the military ismounting its COUNTERATTACK. And our peopleare caught rightin the middle of it.

He motions forthem to dive for cover. We HIT THE GROUND -- crouching downbehind a car as

MORTAR SHELLSand GUNFIRE seem toRING OUT all aroundus. As we hear ourpeople CRY OUT in terror,Hud angles the camera

DOWNONE STREET from our limitedvantage point on the group, we catchglimpses of GROUNDTROOPS advancing.

BOOM. Thereit is -- the distinctivesound of the Monster WALKING. We hear the gunfire INTENSIFY;we hear MORTAR BLASTS, SOLDIERSSCREAMING at oneanother --

BOOM. It'sgetting closer. The carwe're hiding behind seems to SHAKE abit. Hud tries toscream over the CHAOS

But the firefightis SO LOUD, it'sunclear if anyone hears him. BOOM. Hud shifts the cameraa bit -- we catch a GLIMPSE ofLILY covering her ears,CRYING OUT in TERROR --

DOWNTHE SECOND STREET -- we seeSMOKE and DEBRIS ROLLING PAST. WHOOSH-- FLAME BURSTS lickthe sky -- as though SOMETHING BIGjust exploded aroundthe corner.

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BOOM. Thecar in front of us BOUNCES --the monster'sclose. Hud shifts,sees a glimpse of Robscanning the streetbehind them -- thenangles the camera

DOWNTHE FIRST STREET -- as we seeGROUND TROOPS racing forward --but as they do so

KRRR-WHAM! --a CRUSHED TANK comesflying at them -- it'sas though themonster just HURLED ITAT THEM it CUTS RIGHT THROUGH THE CROWD, CRUSHING TROOPS --

Hud jolts --we hear him CRY OUT inhorror -- BOOM. The WHOLE WORLD shakes. The firefight'sDEAFENING Panicked, Hud triesto swing the cameraback towards the FIRSTSTREET -- realizes --ROB'S GONE --

Hud turnsaround -- there's Rob --he's pulling Lilyand Marlenawith him -- looking atHud -- SCREAMING AT HIM -- it's so loud,Hud can't hear him--

Hud getsup, HAULS ASS -- Rob'sracing forward, towards--

A SUBWAYSTATION. As Lily andMarlena disappear downthe stairs,Rob turns back towardsHud --

Hud racesforward, the world SHAKING asthe WARZONEexplodes aroundthem -- Rob grabs him,pushes him forward --as they dive downthe stairs, Hud swingsthe camera around, looking over hisshoulder one last timeto see --

The airCATCH FIRE above him asan EXPLOSION rollsover the streetoutside. The blast knocksthem down the stairs-- Rob grabsHud -- pulls him down intothe subway station --

Hud andRob race forward, spillingout onto a SUBWAY PLATFORM. They fall forwardto the ground -- we catcha glimpseof Lily and Marlenanext to them on the deck.

Hud'son his hands and knees --they're all GASPINGFOR AIR, terrorin their throats as theystruggle to breathe...and breathe...and breathe...

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Later. We UPCUT into their conversation. Rob's surveying the platform,thinking out loud--

Rob glancesat Hud, frustrated. Off his look --

Lilyglances at the ceiling --we can hear the dull,violent soundsof DESTRUCTION coming fromthe street above. She looksat Rob, sympathy inher eyes, but concurs --

Momentslater. ON ROB -- he'sboiling with frustration,just startingto accept they're trappedthere when --

Beepbeepbeep...Rob's phoneRINGS. Whip-fast, Robreaches intohis pocket -- thinking it'sBeth -- but as helooks at thedisplay, his face goespale --

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Rob doesn'trespond. Staresat the phone as it RINGS. Glancesup at Rud -- oh god,what do I do? Then,after a beat,Rob steels himself, flipsit open --

He triesto figure out how totell her this. Then --

Hisvoice wavers as he struggleswith the words. All the emotionhe's been repressingstarts to POUR OUT --

Andhe can't keep it togetherany longer. TEARS startto spillover --

Secondslater. Rob's a littlefurther away. Lookslike Hud'sgiving him space. Buthe's still on thephone --

Robturns, glances at theothers.

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He takes abeat. Considers hiswords. Then

Later. ACROSS THE STATION -- Rob'snow off the phone. By himself. Lily crosses over tohim. Grabs him. Hugshim. He goesweak as she holds him.

Later. Roband Lily are now sittingagainst the wallon the other sideof the station. We can'thear what they're saying.

Hud anglesthe camera -- he's sittingnext to Marlena. Somber. As Hud studies Rob acrossthe room --

After abeat, Marlena glances atHud. Realizes he'swaiting for a response. But then she justshakes her head. There's nothing tosay ...

Later. Sometime has passed. Hud angles the cameratowards the ceiling. As the sounds ofBOMBING continue to ringout, we see dustand debris continueto shake loose, raindown.

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Everyone'squiet. Shell-shocked. We see Rob and Lily sitting acrossthe station. Robseems to be staringoff at the wall (wecan't see at what.)

Boom ...Thebombing gets louder. And LOUDER. BOOM. The station shakes. Marlena criesout involuntarily. Holdsher head inher hands. Trying tokeep it together. And failing.

Marlenathinks about that. Thenanswers honestly

Hud HOLDS ON HER fora beat. Then, in the background,we see Lily crossframe as she walksover next to Rob.

Hud driftstowards them. Whatthe hell are they doing?

Hud'son his feet, approachingRob and Lily --

HudANGLES THE CAMERAto revealRob's staring atA MAP OF THE NYC SUBWAYTRANSIT.

He tapsthe location on themap

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Lily staresat the map. Sees whatRob's talking about--

A beat. We hear the pounding SOUNDS OF DESTRUCTION above. As the groupglances at each other --

OVER BLACK,we hear

CLICK --Hud finds a light on the frontof the camera. It throws abeam forward, Rob blinks,shields his eyes withhis hand. It'snot much light -- justenough to see about five feet forward.

Hud swingsthe camera down the long,dark subway tunnel.

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He looksback at the others. Robnods.

Rob and theothers glance at eachother, shake their heads.

We're walkingslowly through thetunnels. Hud leads theway. We UPCUT INTOCONVERSATION --

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HUD(CONTINUED)

(beat) How couldthey?

A bit later. We're further down thetunnel --

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Later still. It seems like we'vebeen walking for a while. Nobody's sayingmuch as they trek throughthe dark, creepy tunnels. After a while, just tobreak the silence --

RUMBLE --as he says that -- aMASSIVE QUAKING SOUND rings out fromthe tunnels behind them. Everyone stops in their tracks, looksbehind them, tense

They waitin silence. Whenno furthersound comes --

A bit later. Things are abit more SOMBER. Rob andLily walkup ahead. Hud's almostEAVESDROPPING ON THEM --

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Lily holdsRob's gaze, fights offtears. Nods. Reachesout and takesRob's hand. As they continuewalking forward,Hud drifts backjust a bit to FINDMARLENA, who's lookingat her feet, notpaying attention to anyof this --

Hud anglesdown to reveal Marlena islooking at

RATS. A fewof them are scurryingpast us down the tracks.

As Hud surveysthe rats

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Momentslater. Everyone's stopped,looking down indisgust as EVEN MORE RATS racepast. The rats all seem tobe coming from thetunnel behind our people.

Lily looksback down the tunnelsbehind her. As ourgroup glancesat each other --

We'reNOW JOGGING through thetunnels. Everyone'sTENSE We canfeel PANIC starting tobuild

CLICKCLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK-- BEHIND THEM -- anunnatural CLICKINGSOUND echoes throughthe tunnels. It stopsthem COLD. As they look back --

Hudangles the camera downthe tunnel behind them,but the smalllight makes it impossibleto see more thana few feet.

CLICKCLICK CLICK it seemsto be getting closer.

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A beatas Hud tries to find theswitch. We're looking forward,staring into darknessand then

Click.

The cameraswitches to NIGHTVISION. Instantly, theworld becomesBRIGHT GREEN. And thatCLICKING SOUND?

It's corningfromthe PARASITES.

There'sfive of them. They'reon the floor, thewalls, ceiling. Less than ten feetaway. Just stopped, staringat illi·Asthough they've been stalkingus like prey.

As theparasites HISS and startto lunge forward,Hud swings the cameraaround. We catcha glimpse of our people,looking panickedand confused --

BACK TO REGULAR VISION-- thecamera light BOUNCES asHud racesat a dead sprint downthe tunnels. He's pushingthe group forward-- they're allrunning as fast as theycan --

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CLICK CLICKCLICK CLICK -- it'sall around us now --

UP AHEAD,Lily glances back overher shoulder -- herEYES GO WIDE --she SCREAMS as

A parasiteLAUNCHES ITSELF AT HER --WHAM-- it hitsher on the shoulder,knocking her tothe ground --

HUD (O.S.)

The cameraSHAKES as Hud racestowards Lily -- weget a better lookat THE PARASITE --it's roughly the sizeof a large dog,with multiple flailinglegs and a mouth fullof razor teeth-- Lily SCREAMS inhorror as it lungesat her --

Rob divesinto frame, tries torip the parasite offLily -- Hud stumbles,swings the cameraaround, the light catches

MORE PARASITES. Coming rightat Hud. WHAM! The lead parasiterears up on its haunches,knocks Hud to theground.

The cameralands next to him,pointed back down thetunnel towardsthe others. We see Robfighting with theparasite on Lily --Marlena dives towardsthe ground, lunging for something (wedon't see what)

As HudSCREAMS, the camera issuddenly YANKED BACKWARDS, as thoughthe parasite's draggingHud down the tunnel,AWAY FROM THE OTHERS (thestrap aroundhis neck keeps the cameratied to Hud.)

We hearthe PARASITE THRASHING-- Hud CRIES OUT --but we can'tsee exactly what's happeningto him as HE'SDRAGGED AWAY. We're on the ground, lookingDOWNTHE TUNNEL as Lily and theothers grow smaller andsmaller in frame --

VOICE HUD --

One ofthe others breaks awayfrom the fight, racestowards camera.As she approaches werealize --

It'sMarlena.

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And we realizewhat she was divingfor earlier -- inher hand, sheholds a length of METAL PIPE. She chargestowards us, swingsthe pipe with all hermight at the parasiteon top of us --WHACK -- we hear theparasite SQUEAL IN PAIN --

Hud strugglesto roll over -- ashe does so -- theparasite strikesback, charging Marlena,knocking her to theground. As Marlenastruggles with theparasite on the groundnext to Hud -- SQUEEEE --the parasiteopens its mouth, andSINKS ITS TEETH intoMarlena's shoulder --

Marlena SCREAMS INPAIN as BLOOD SPURTSfrom her shoulder, SPLATTERINGTHE CAMERALENS

Hud rollsto his feet -- we seehis legs has he KICKSTHE PARASITEas hard as he can -- itsqueals in pain --

Hud dragsMarlena to her feet,then rights the camera --uses it like aflashlight so that theycan see --

The twoof them race forward. The camera shakes asthey run as fastas they can, the parasitesswarming around them--

UP AHEAD --Rob's KICKING A PARASITEmercilessly --a crazed fury inhis eyes as he literallyCURB STOMPS the thingto death.

Lily rollsto her feet, lookingbehind us in horroras we hear MORE CLICKINGSOUNDS comingup behind us. Shepulls Rob off theparasite, points us towards--

Hud anglesthe camera -- seesLily's leading them towards--

A MAINTENANCE DOOR. Rob getsthere first, yanks itopen -- as we racetowards it -- theparasites are SWARMING EVERYWHERE--

Marlenabolts through the door. Hud's right behindher -- A parasiteLAUNCHES ITSELF at them-- WHAM! -- HITSTHE WALL rightbeside the door just asHud races through --

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WHAM! We'reglancing back as Robslams the door shut. WHAM! A parasitehits the door -- theframe BUCKLES --

CAMERA SHAKES asthey race throughthe dark corridor --UP AHEAD we seean OPEN DOORWAY-- as we race towards it,we see Lily on theother side of thedoor, waving us ahead --

Rob shovesHud through the doorway-- Hud pitches forward into theroom --

We catcha glimpse of Marlenaon the ground. WHAM! We hear Lily shutthe door shut behindthem -- Hud falls forward,and as the cameraslams down intothe ground

ZZSHZZ --the TAPE FILLS WITH STATICand we abruptlyCUT TO --

BETH'S lookingat us. Laughing. Pulling off a wispof cottoncandy and putting it inher mouth. The imageis so fast andabrupt it's almostHAUNTING. Then the screenfills with STATICagain and we CUT TO --

Hud's STARING RIGHTINTO CAMERA. It's as though he's checkingit over, making surethe thing still works.

He shakeshis head in disbelief. Then he takes hissleeve and CLEANS THE BLOOD offthelens. As he works, weCUT

ON MARLENA --we're lookingat the BITE WOUNDon herback shoulder. Blood seeps fromthe multiple punctures --

Marlenagrits her teeth, nods-- that sounds aboutright...

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WHUMP-- Hud angles the cameraACROSS THE CORRIDOR,where we see Robkicking in the glass ofa VENDING MACHINE --

Moments later. Marlena's pouringBOTTLED WATER on ascrap of fabric thatlooks like its beentorn from Hud's shirt. She looksASHEN --

Marlenapresses the fabric toher wound. Winces.

She glancesat him. Smiles despiteherself

A beat. We can almost hear Hudsmile behind the camera...

Marlenasmiles at that. Thenwinces again. Fuck, this hurts...

And Marlenaglances at him. We get the sense she'sactually hurt bythat when she says --

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And as HudHOLDS ON HER, we realizewe may have misjudged this woman. But Hud never did

Marlena looksat him, eyes softening. She nods. It'san intimatemoment. Hud just HOLDS ON HER.

Later. The four of them huddlearound one another. As they tend totheir various scratchesand scrapes --

The othersglance at each other,shake their heads.

The fourof them sit in silence,thinking it over

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ON THE MOVE. At the end of the corridor,we see faint LIGHT peeking througha set of doors. Robleads the way, steps through thedoors. Marlena and Lilyfollow, with Hud bringing upthe rear --

Hud steps throughthe doors and findsthe others, looking slightly dumbfoundedas they glancearound at their surroundings. Hud angles the cameraaround to reveal --

MANNEQUINS,dressed in designer clothes. They're eerily silhouetted --backlit by the KLEIGLIGHTING that streams in through floorto ceiling windows acrossthe vast space,which is filled withracks and racks ofclothing.

Yep, they'rein a DEPARTMENT STORE. The mazes of subway corridors ledthem right into themiddle of Bloomingdales

The group cautiouslymakes its waythrough the store.

As HUD PULLSBACK, widening out,we see signs of the chaos that must havehit here several hoursago -- overturned racks, shoppingbags abandoned onthe ground, cash registers knocked offthe counters.

It's creepy,to say the least. Theentire store is empty. Not a personto be seen. As Hud followsRob and Lily,he realizes Marlenais no longer in frame--

Hud turns --there she is. But she'sjust standing there. A glazed, paleexpression on her faceas she stares off --

Marlena looksat the camera, seemsto focus --

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As she saysthat, the shadows behindher seem to MOVE --

As she turns,THREE BEAMS OF LIGHTrake out of the darkness--

VOICE We've gotcivilians!

The voice joltsHud. He swings thecamera up as THREE ARMED SOLDIERS chargetowards them -- theXENON BEAMS on their weapons sweepthe frame -- then settleon the faces ofour group as theyall stop in their tracks,put up their hands Jesus, whatthe hell's going onhere?

The LEAD SOLDIERsteps forward (andthough we'll neversay his name, let'scall him SERGEANT MAJOR PRYCE.)

Pryce barksinto his comm

ON THE MOVE. The soldiers leadour group through Bloomingdales. Our group's stillstunned -- not surewhat's happeninghere. We cut into theirconversation --

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And as Pryceleads them forward,he almost laughs, hisvoice sounds HAUNTED ashe says --

As they approachthe front of thestore, they noticemore soldiers. A lot more. In fact --

An entire infantrvbattalion hasset up an emergency field operationsstation in the store. Field generators powering LIGHTS andEQUIPMENT. It's almost...surreal. And asHud angles around,we realize thatthey've just passed intoa makeshiftTRIAGE CENTER. MEDICS tendto injured soldiers. And one thingis instantly clear--

The soldiershave had the shitkicked out of them.

Hud slowsdown, angles the cameratoward the VOICE to seea MEDIC stepaway from two soldierswheeling a STRETCHER. As the Medicredirects the soldiers,Hud gets just a GLIMPSEof the stretcher-- and what liesatop it --

Whateverwe're looking at, it'sgruesome -- bloodymeat with one legand a head attached...Dear God, it's a person. Lookingalmost as if... they exploded. We HEAR Hud'sbreath catch inhis throat

Hud swingsthe camera back --hustles to catch up --

Hud's followingthe soldiers intothe battalion's COMMUNICATIONCENTER: a makeshifthub of radio equipmentand computers. Rob's still pleadingwith Pryce, a growingsense of URGENCY inhis voice

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As they approachthe comm center,Pryce holds up a handto Rob -- bequiet. Hud angles forwardas an OFFICER finishes briefinghis COMMANDING OFFICER (let'scall him LIEUTENANT COLONEL GRAFF)--

Graff nods-- good -- he turnstowards the room --

As the soldiersstart hastilypacking up their equipment, Graff glancesup at Rob and theothers --

Graff studiesour group, thencalls out --

ACROSS THE STORE-- we see TWO MEDICS hurrytowardsthem. Graff turnsto Pryce, issuingorders as he moves --

Graffstops in his tracks --I'm sorry, what? ButRob doesn'tcare. He's amped up,INTENSE --

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Pryceputs his hand on Rob's shoulder,tries to movehim out of Graff'sway.

But Robknocks Pryce's hand aside--

WHOA --the soldiers tense --you don't talk back tothese guys. Pryce bristles, shovingRob back. And as hedoes so, Graff lookstowards Rud -- pushesthe camera aside --

Momentslater. FROM A LOW ANGLE --we're looking acrossthe store astwo men in RAZ-MAT SUITSapproach us. Fromthe camera'sangle, we get the sensethat Rud is surreptitiously holdingthe camera down by hisside. We can hearRob still arguingwith Graff. Graff soundsfucking angry --

As theRAZ-MAT SUITS pass byus, we see that they'recarrying somethingbetween them

It's a PARASITE. But, thankfully,it's dead. Drippingthick yellow "blood"which smears theRAZ-MAT SUITS.

GRAFF (0.S.) ROB (0.S.)

there'snothing we can --I'm not asking foryour do help --

Rud anglesthe camera to followthe men as they crosstoward QUARANTINE:an area cordonedoff with a TRANSLUCENT PLASTIC CURTAIN --like a portable operatingtheatre. As themen carry theparasite through theplastic curtain --

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Hud (discreetly)angles the cameraback. We catch aglimpse of LILY --she's tense, uneasy asshe watches Rob arguewith Graff. The MEDICS quickly checkover her wounds --

As Hudpans towards Rob, we passMARLENA -- she's looking PALE, WOOZY. Hud lingers on herfor a second then --

Hud anglesthe camera towardsRob -- and Rob's absolutely REDLINING,desperate to get outof there

Hud anglesthe camera back towardsMarlena --

Andwe hear Hud's breath catchin his throat as herealizes -- Bloodis dripping from her eyes.

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Everyone lookstowards them. As soonas the medics see Marlena, theygo to DEFCON ONE --

And ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE. Marlenastarts COUGHING VIOLENTLY,blood starts pouring outher nose as well.

The two guysin Raz-Mat suits comeCHARGING out of the quarantinearea at top speed, racingtowards Marlena. The medics looksat Rud, panic in theirvoices --

MEDIC SECOND MEDIC

Were youbit? Was anyoneelse bit?

The guys inRaz-Mat suits reachMarlena, grab her by the shoulders. Start forcibly draggingher back towards the quarantinearea. She looks backat Rud, TERROR in her eyes

MARLENA

And he'smoving towards her, tryingto follow --

It's CHAOS. SOLDIERS GRAB HUD --as the camera jostles,we catch aglimpse of Rob and Lily,also being restrained. Medics aresearching all of them,frantic --

MEDIC LILY

Were youbit? No --it's just her

And rightthen, we hear MarlenaSTART TO SCREAM. Camera swings backtowards her -- just intime to see her bodystart CONVULSING --as the RAZ-MAT guysrace her into the quarantinearea, she SCREAMS andSCREAMS --

And justas they usher her throughthe translucent plastic--

Marlena seemsto ERUPT with BLOOD. SPLASH -- the plasticis SPLATTERED withmassive amountsof BLOOD.

Hud's fightingwith the soldiers,trying to get to her --

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And as thecamera shakes, we catcha glimpse of soldiers pullingRob and Lily away. And as they yank Hud backwards

We catcha final glimpse of THAT PLASTIC. Covered inblood. As Marlena'sscreams continue toRING OUT

Furtheraway. The soldiers areforcibly escorting Rob,Lily, and Hudtowards the back of thestore. Pryce is in thelead, seems tobe arguing with ANOTHER SOLDIER. We upcut right into theirconversation --

In thebackground, we can stillhear Marlena SCREAMING --

And Prycelooks at our group. Rob and Lily look sufficiently terrifiedright now. PryceLOCKS EYES WITH ROB ashe says --

And asthe other soldiersbreak away, we HEAR Marlena's screamsabruptly STOP. Hud swingsthe camera backtowards Pryce. We hear the panic inHud's voice --

A longbeat. Then he asksagain, knowing the answer--

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And we HOLD onPRYCE as he stares atus.

Moments later. Pryce is ushering themdown a CORRIDOR. Rob's makinga final desperate plea. We UPCUT into it --

Rob stops inhis tracks. Pryce levelshis gaze at him --

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With that,Pryce turns and headsoff back the way theycame. Rob glancesat the Lily and Hud. Tries to absorb whathe just heard. Jesus. Rob glancesat his watch.

MOVING FAST THROUGHTHE STREETS-- it's dark, all thepower in thecity now completely OUT. Debris clouds the air; papers flutterdown into the street. Hud's followingRob and Lily. Our three are prettygoddamn shell-shockedright now. We UPCUT into their conversation--

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Hud's voicebreaks. It sounds likehe's starting to cry--

Lily glancesover her shoulder. Sees Hud. Stops withhim --

Rob stopsas well. Compassion inhis eyes as he glancesback at his friend. As Lily moves towardsHud --

ON THE MOVEAGAIN. Rob's in the lead. Our people are silent. Focused. As we round acorner

Clop clop clopclop -- A HORSE-DRAWNCARRIAGE emerges from the darkdebris in front of us. As the horse racespast camera,we notice the carriage isempty. It's EERIE.

As Hud keepsmoving -- UP AHEAD --his camera FINDSROB. Rob's standingin the middle ofthe intersection, staring forward (wecan't see at what.)He looks like he's in shock.

Lily's aheadof Hud -- she reachesRob, looks down the street, andstops right in hertracks.

-- andwe catch up to Rob andLily, and come around,behind them. And now we see it too. A forty-story tall building, half ablock down, has been KNOCKEDOFF ITS FOUNDATION --AND IS LEANING NOW, ACROSS PARK AVENUE, ONTO THE SKYSCRAPER ON THE OTHER SIDEOF THE AVENUE.

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And wecome around, onto Rob,whose wide eyes stareat the structure,in true horror --he wants to run in there, somehow,but is paralyzed.

A130 EXT. PARK AVENUE- NIGHT A130

We'recloser to Beth's building. Circling the foundation. The debrisis HEAVY -- thewreckage litters the area,making it difficultto get close --

Lilystares at the mound ofWRECKAGEblocking thebuilding's entrance. Sees the snakesof TWISTED METAL and CONCRETE. In theunderstatement of theyear --

Hud surveysthe scene. Thecamera follows the canted buildingup towards the roof,where it LEANS AGAINST THE OTHER BUILDING. And we canalmost hear the lightbulbgo off inHud's head.

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He points upward. They look up, seewhat he's talking about. They glanceat each other. Huh. That might work. Hud realizes theymight actually be consideringhis idea --

We're lookingup at the "5303" NUMBERS --then we TILTUP to see that weare RIGHT BELOW THE CANTED APARTMENTBUILDING-- looking UP atwhere it's leaningagainst the other structure.

And now we'reMOVING IN to the lobby,following Rob and Lily -- shatteredGLASS and debrisEVERYWHERE --

We're walkingbriskly up the stairwell. Cracks and random drywall debris. Everyone's out ofbreath --

Rob shootsHud a look. The fuckare you talking about,Hud?

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And Hudyells so loud it stopsRob and Lily in theirtracks. They glanceat each other -- Oh shit. Is Hud finallylosing it? There'sa beat of awkwardsilence, then --

Rob looksat her, nods. Playsalong, genuine

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Hud's laggingbehind. He reachesthe top of the staircase, heads downa hall, catching upwith Rob and Lily.

They're atthe end of the hallway,cautiously glancingout the SHATTERED WINDOWS, whereBeth'sbuilding can be seen, RIGHT OUTSIDE,leaning towardsus, against our building.

And Hud aimshis camera OUT THE SMASHED WINDOW --we can plainly seethe ROOF of Beth's apartment,angled horrifically,shattered at impact,and extending out intothe sky. Theycould climb down fromthese windows, onto the roof, and climbUP the roof. Whichis exactly what happens--

And Rob climbsout of the window,terrified but determined. We watch ashe lands on the debrison the roof, he turns back, helpsLily down --

Just thena ROAR -- no, not themonster -- we PAN to thesky, where SIXF-18's fly in LOW FORMATION,CRACKING THE HEAVENS as they disappearoverhead --

Rob and Lilywince, then lookback toward Hud --

Hud swingsthe camera around. Looks directly into thelens --

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ROB (0. S.)

134-135 OMITTED 134-135

FROM BLACK --CAMERA ADJUSTSto find Lily up ahead,racing down aCANTED HALLWAY. We'renow in Beth's building everything'sat an angle, there'sdebris everywhere. Rob's nowhereto be seen.

The camerajostles as Hud racesto catch up -- WHUMP-- we hear astrange thumping sound --WHUMP --

WHUMP --there it is again. What is that? Hud keepsmoving, steppingover shattered plaster-- WHUMP -- and roundsthe cornerto find --

Rob. At the far end of thehallway. Charging forward-- WHUMP --SLAMMING HIS SHOULDER intoan apartment door. And we realizethat's what that soundis -- Rob's beentrying to breakdown Beth's door.

AsHud KEEPS MOVING TOWARDSHIM -- Rob sets his jaw-- INTENSEand DETERMINED as hecharges the door onceagain CR-CRACK-- The door splinters,Rob charges inside. Hud and Lilyare RIGHT BEHIND HIM --

-- andwe're FOLLOWING ROB THROUGH thedisheveled,angled apartment. It looks like adisaster area --

--and they arrive at the livingroom -- stuff thrown EVERYWHERE-- cracked wallsand cement chunks --all things piledagainst the "low end"of the apartment.

And our CAMERA SWEEPS THE ROOM --and WE SEE, amidthe debris:BETH'S LEGS --

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And they'reall scrambling down toher -- and they getto her -- Rob grabbingall the debrispiled upon her, throwingit away -- Lilyand Hud helping too --and now we see her.

She's bleedingfrom her head, in jeansand a sleevelessT- shirt unconscious -- Blood allaround the area -- Lily gasps -- Robstares --

CLOSER. Hud's zoomed in -- we cannow only see ROB AND BETH in frame. Hud angles towards theREBAR -- we can see it clearly protrudingfrom her shoulder,her blood glisteningon the metal,pooling beneath her --

And we'reCLOSE ON ROB as he staresat her, sees she'snot moving. It'sas though his worstfears have been realized oh god, shedead. His face goesWHITE; tears WELL UP inhis eyes --

And as hecups her face with hishand, she GROANS. Hereyes flutter open. She struggles to focus,as though wakingfrom a dream. After a beat, her eyes fixon Rob, her voicecomes out as barelya WHISPER --

And we'reON ROB as relief washesover him. She's alive. He can't helphimself -- TEARS startto spill over now.

And now Bethstarts to WELL UP. Tears spilling as shesmiles and says --

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And it'sa real moment. As Rob saysthat, we get thesense he's apologizingfor everythinghe's put her through. And Beth readsit loud and clear

And as shesays that, she shifts,and the pain in her shouldersuddenly hits her. SheGASPS, cries out.

Rob snapsout of it -- goes intoemergency mode. He stares down ather. ROCK SOLID ashe tells her --

137 Wider. Rob glances at theothers. 137

Lily'slooking at the rebar --her eyes say "There'sno way." Rob checksit out triesto move the rebar --but it WON'T BUDGE. Rob realizes what theyneed to do --

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Hud does ashe's told. He setsthe camera onto the floor-- AND THE CAMERASLIDES DOWN, FOUR FEETOR SO, COMING TO A STOP AT AN ANGLE THAT STILLLETS US SEETHE ACTION -- BUT WITH A PIECE OF DEBRISCOVERING BETH.

We can stillsee her legs (andRob, Lily and now HUD),but the part ofher caught in the rebaris OFF-CAMERA. Good thing, too,because what they donext is BRUTAL. Theygrab Beth by theshoulders and legs --

-- and thethree of them LIFT BETH UP,OVER THE REBAR --she SCREAMS andSCREAMS in AGONY --it's EXCRUCIATING --but this is the onlyway -- and finally she'sUP and OFF THE REBAR --

Rob cradlesher, sets her down. As she GASPS, tries tokeep from passingout, Rob grabs a strewntablecloth RRRIP-- tears offa strip and begins wrappingher wound --

Hud grabsthe camera -- swings ittowards Rob and Beth --as Rob pullsthe bandage tight, Bethwinces in pain, butkeeps her eyes lockedon Rob. It's asthough she truly can't believewhat she's seeing. Freshtears well up, but this time, it'sRELIEF in her eyes

And itwould be a nice moment ifnot for --

Hud SWINGS THE CAMERAtowardsLily -- she's staringout the windows atsomething -- Hud anglesaround behind herto reveal thiscanted building ishovering over Park Avenue and DOWNTHE STREET, THIRTY BLOCKS AWAY, MOVING OUT FROM BEHIND A SKYSCRAPER IS--

THE MONSTER.

fil1QM.OH MY GOD. The Monsterturns down PARK AVENUE --we FINALLYSEE IT in ALL ITS GLORY. BOOM. Unfortunately...

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He's HEADING TOWARDSUS, downthe STREET CORRIDOR. And our building? Happens to be rightin his FUCKING WAY.

LILY HUD (O.S.)

Guys ... Oh god. We gotta getout of

here --

And wenow have QUICK CUTS asour foursome SCAMPERS UPHILL, out of Beth'sApartment, throughthe halls

Hud swingsthe camera around --we're back in 5303 Park Avenue. It looks like our grouphas just climbed throughthe window. As they collect themselves,start headingdown the hall,Hud angles the cameraback out the window --

And downon the street below,we see the MONSTER'SSTILL MOVING TOWARDUS. But evenworse? DISTANT BOMBS GOING OFF BEHIND IT-- approaching F-18'svisible behind thecreature!

ROB (0.S.)

We'reracing through the placeas BOMB SOUNDS GROWCLOSER --

Our grouphurries down the stairs-- during themayhem, the soundsof the MONSTER and theBOMBS increasing --

We spillout onto the streets. DEBRIS and SMOKE nowALL AROUNDUS. Over the buildingchaos

Rob checkshis watch. Shakeshis head -- don't ask.

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RACING THROUGHTHE STREETS. Thesounds of destruction building...and building... andbuilding... BOOM. TheWORLD SHAKES --BOOM...

Moments later-- we keep running --BOOM. Hud risks a glance, swingsthe camera behindhim --

OVER THE ROOFTOPS-- we catch aglimpse of THE MONSTER. It's FOCUSED onthe FIGHTERS. It letsout a PIERCING SHRIEK swingswildly --

CRASH! Itknocks a chunk out ofa nearby rooftop. SHRIEKS again. Hud's seen enough. He turnsaround, keeps running--

As we'reRACING ACROSS AN INTERSECTION-- FWWWOOSH --an F-18 streaksby overhead. Flying LOW. Our people wince, cover their ears. The DEBRIS is SO THICKit's difficult toget a bearing --

WHUP WHUP WHUP WHUP-- A HELICOPTERRACES BY OVERHEAD kickingup ROTOR WASH Hud anglesthe camera --

DOWNTHE STREET -- at the intersection-- we see SOLDIERS waiting forTRANSPORT. As the CHOPPER LANDS

We're nowat the loading zone. Rob's in frantic conversation with theLEAD SOLDIER. They'reyelling at one anotherover the rotorwash --

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Our grouptrades glances -- wait,we have to split up? NOBODY likesthat idea. But Robmakes the call --

Beth looksat him, caught off-guard. What? She shakesher head --no.

We canhear the fear in Rob'svoice. The moment'snot lost on Beth --she stares at Rob, seesthe panic in hiseyes.

She jerksaway from the soldier. Locks eyes withRob.

Andthat stops Rob. He HOLDS HER GAZE asthe ROTOR WASH escalatesaround them. Thesoldier interrupts themoment

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That snapseveryone out of it. Lily glances at the others-- what? Robglances at Beth, realizesHud's right. He looks at Lily,nods.

Lily staresat them, fear in hereyes. But then sherealizes they're right. One of them hasto go. So she swallows,nods. Locks eyeswith her friends. Rock-solidas she says --

And as soonas she says it, theSoldier starts escortingher towards thechopper. No time forgoodbyes --

As the helicopterstarts to liftoff, we catch A GLIMPSEOF LILY -- she'spushing aside a soldier,fighting toget to the cargo window. And as she looksout at us --

Lily putsher hand up to theglass.

IN THE FOREGROUND-- we see Roband Beth hold up theirhands: Goodbye,Lily. Hud HOLDS ON THE HELICOPTERas it liftsinto the air. As Lily disappears fromview --

Hud scansthe sky -- we see LILY'SHELICOPTER, growing smallerand smaller in the sky. He pans down the street, findsA SECOND HELICOPTER comingin for a landing --

All thewhile -- we hear the soundof MISSILE STRIKES --the world shakes-- the monster SHRIEKS--

The ROTOR WASH kicksup debrisas Rob, Beth, and Hudrace towardsthe SECOND HELICOPTER'Scargo door. A SOLDIERholds out hishand, pulls them inside--

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CAMERA FINDSROB as the Lead Soldierstraps him intohis safetyharness. Beth's besidehim -- already strappedin

One ofthe PILOTS calls back tothe Lead Soldier --

PILOTONE LEAD SOLDIER

-- they'veinitiated the Icarusrun -- --oh Christ --

The LeadSoldier wastes no time. He straps Rob in,slams the cargodoor shut. Hud watcheshim race away throughthe window. As the helicopter liftsinto the air, Hud swingsthe cameratowards Rob and Beth. Both of them look fairly terrified.

Rob reachesout, takes Beth'shand. She glances athim. He leans in,gives her a tenderkiss. Just to reassureher.

Hud anglesthe camera OUT THE WINDOW. As the helicopter rises inthe air, Hud anglesthe camera down --

BELOW US-- DEBRIS and THICKBLACK SMOKE from themissile strikesfills the streets --

ABOVE THE SKYSCRAPERS --we seeTHE MONSTER flailingand shriekingas the F-18s banktowards it -- the fightersLAUNCH theirMISSILES -- FWOOOOSSSSH --they streak throughthe sky --headed straight for

KA-BOOM! The missiles hit themonster DEAD CENTER inthe head --EXPLODING in a MASSIVEFIREBALL --

Theexplosions are so closethe HELICOPTER seems toshudder -- In thefiery aftermath, we seethe monster PITCHING BACKWARDS, disappearingbehindthe skyscrapers --

BOOOOOOOMI We see the citySHAKE as the monster seemsto hit theground, KICKING UP A MASSIVE DEBRISCLOUD --

Overthe PILOT'S RADIO --we can hear CHEERING --

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The helicopter'sbanking. Hud'sANGLING the cameradown, trying toget a glimpse of theAFTERMATH -- but theSMOKE is so THICKwe can't see anything

We hearCHATTER over the RADIO

RADIO (V.O.) RADIO (V.O.)

Confirmedhit, confirmed do we abort the run? hit -- -- Standby--

Hud anglesthe camera towardsRob and Beth. Holdinghands tightly. As they glance at eachother --

We hearOUR PILOTS CHEER. Hudswings the camera forward,we see oneof the pilots punchingthe ceiling in celebration

We're lookingout over the cityas THE SUNRISE breaksthe HORIZON. TENDRILS OF LIGHThit the debris and smokerolling thoughthe city, making it looklike we're floatingabove CLOUDS. Not too far in thedistance, we see glimpsesof the lushgreen foliage of CENTRAL PARK peekingthroughthe smoke.

And,despite the context, it'salmost BEAUTIFUL. Infact, it feels likethis could be theending of our movie...

Aftera beat, Hud ANGLES THE CAMERADOWN, scans thestreets. Focusesin on the CLOUD OFDEBRIS below. And justthen --

THE MONSTER LEAPSOUT OF THE SMOKE.

It's launchingstraight up --RIGHT AT US -- itsangry JAWS snappingas it tries to BITEOUR HELICOPTER --we hear our peopleSCREAMING as --

WHAM! THE MONSTER makes contact. THE CAMERA JERKSas the AIRFRAME AROUNDUS tumblesVIOLENTLY and we ABRUPTLY CUT TO

A staticimage. We're noteven sure what we're lookingat, exactly. We see BITS OF GREEN,FRAGMENTS OF METAL.

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It'squiet. After everythingwe've been through, thesilence isJARRING. We hold on thisstatic image for a WHILE,then

We hearBREATHING. It's faint,labored. Wisps ofBLACK SMOKE seemto cross through frame. The breathinggets LOUDER. And then --

Thecamera shifts. Notmuch -- just a bit to the side,but enoughto see --

We'reinside the TWISTED WRECKAGEof the HELICOPTER.

We hearBETH'S VOICE. Shesounds PANICKED. TERRIFIED. We hearMOVEMENT-- metal scrapingon metal --

All the while, we're STARING atthe mangled wreckage. The BLACK SMOKE seemsto getworse as it rolls throughframe. Behindus, we hear moremovement

CAMERASHIFTS we realizeit's still strappedaround Hud's neck. We're now lookingDOWNHIS BODY -- we seehe's still strappedinto his harness --we hear Hud GROAN INPAIN --

Beth's HANDS enter frame. They're SHAKING. Sheunbuckles Hud's harness --

Click-CLACK. She freesHud from his harness.Camera shifts it'sstill hanging aroundHud's neck. And ashe turns, we hear Hud's breath CATCH INHIS THROAT --

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Rud movesforward, and as he doesso, camera SWINGS FORWARD

And we catcha glimpse of Rob. He looks HORRIBLE. His body's caughtin the twistedmetal of the chopper.

Rob GROANS. His eyes flutter ashe struggles to regain consciousness. Beth grabs Rob,tries to free him fromthe metal aroundhim; camera shiftsas Rud does the same --

YANK --Rud pulls hard againstthe metal -- as he doesso, CAMERA SHIFTSagain so that wecan see ROB'S LEGS

And they'reSOAKED WITH BLOOD.

We canhear Beth's voice breakas she tries to reassurehim --

We seeHUD'S HANDS trying to freeRob. As he pullsthem back,he sees they're now COVERED INBLOOD

Theyyank on Rob's body --we hear the METAL GIVEWAY -- Hud fallsback, pulling Rob's bodywith him.

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And asHud stumbles against theCHOPPER WRECKAGEbehind him, the cameraSLAMS INTO THE WALL andwe CUT TO --

CAMERASWINGS as Hud pulls itover his head (themovement of whichaccidentally starts thisshot.) It's not entirely clearwhere we are -- Beth andHud seem to have draggedRob out ofthe wreckage

Hudpulls the camera off, DROPS ITTO THE GROUND. It lands severalfeet away, framing ourcharacters.

Rob'son his back, unconscious. Beth's cradlinghim in her arms. Behind them -- we seethe LUSH TREES of CENTRAL PARK and theSMOKING WRECKAGEof the helicopter --

Hudwhips off his overshirt,presses it against thewound in Rob'sleg. As Hud works, Bethgrabs Rob's head,tries to keephim conscious

BOOM. The world around themshakes violently. Hud looks up --we see TERROR on his faceas he glances atwhatever's happeningOUT OF FRAME. We hearFIGHTERS RACING BY OVERHEAD; the soundof the MONSTER MOVING BOOM.

Hud snapsout of it, focusesback on Rob. BOOM. The CAMERA BOUNCES ON THE GROUNDas theworld shakes yet again. In fact,we may notice the boomingis getting CLOSER.

Hudthinks fast, whips hisbelt off, wraps it aroundRob's leg,cinches it tight. Robcries out -- grits histeeth --

BEHIND THEM --WHOOSH -- wesee the ground CATCH FIRE. The flametrail streaks towardsthe helicopter...

BOOM. The world shakes aroundthem. Rob's eyesgain focus ashe glances around. Fearon his face as he realizes--

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And she lockseyes with him. Not wavering for a second --

KA-BOOOM! In the background behindthem, the helicopter EXPLODES. The concussion from theblast knocks Beth andHud off theirknees. As they struggleto right themselves --

BOOM. BOOM. The SOUNDS OF CHAOS AND DESTRUCTION buildand build -- justas the noise aroundthem becomes DEAFENING. Hud pullsthe tourniquet tightonce again --

Beth andHud pull Rob to his feet. Rob cries out inpain, grits histeeth, fights through it. As Beth tries tohelp Rob forward --

Hud realizeshe forgot something

He turns,races towards the camera. He picks it up, loopsit around hisneck. Angles back towardsBeth and Rob. And as he does so

BOOM! Theworlds goes DARK AROUNDTHEM -- We see Bethand Rob's eyesgo wide in TERROR

ROB

Beth SCREAMS. Whip-fast, Hud swingsaround, looks uptowards the sky justin time to see --

THE MONSTER

It's movingfast -- BARRELLING DOWNRIGHT TOWARDSHUD we catch aglimpse of its SNAPPINGJAWS as it BITES DOWN Hud barely hastime to SCREAM as --

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THE MONSTEREATS HUD.

WH-WHAM! Camera's LOOKING DOWNHUD'S BODY as Hud'scaught in the creasesof the monster's ENORMOUSTEETH -- and asHud SCREAMS AND SCREAMS --

Hud's BODY isRIPPED APART. It'sSO FAST it's hardto registerexactly what we're seeing-- light FLASHES INAND OUT of themonster's mouth as itgnashes its TEETH --ONCE TWICE --BLOOD FLIES EVERYWHERE-- Hud's screamingABRUPTLY CEASES as--

The monsterswings its mouthdown -- we see the fragmentsof Hud'sbody drop free -- the CAMERASLIPS LOOSE -- andFALLS

We're inthe air -- all we seeis BLUE SKY -- as thecamera tumbles --we catch a GLIMPSEOF THE MONSTER racing forwards, snappingangrily -- the cameraslowly flips around --we see the GREEN GRASS OFCENTRAL PARK rushingup to meetus ...

WHAM! The camera HITS THE GROUND, digginginto thedeep greengrass. And a split-secondafter that --

WHAM! HUD'S FACE hits the ground,right next to thelens.

He's staringat us, eyes deadto the world, face streaked withblood. We're SO CLOSE thecamera's AUTO-FOCUS can't quiteadjust -- as Hud's eyesBLUR IN AND OUT OF FOCUS --

VOICE Hud -- HUD --

We hearA VOICE. SCREAMING inHORROR. Growing closer--

VOICE HUD! HUD!

Thevoice is so PRIMAL andTORTURED it takes us amoment to realize-- It's ROB. Screaminghis heart out forhis friend. It soundslike he's racing towardsus --

ROB (0. S.)

The camerajostles -- it'sas though Rob just reachedthe body --and off that actionWE CUT TO --

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We're racingthrough Central Park,headed towards abridge. As we doso -- PZZT -- the camerafritzes again andwe

Momentslater. We're divingbeneath the bridge, CRASHING TO THE GROUND. It's as thoughwhoever was carrying thecamera just droppedit as they stumbledforward --

OUTSIDE --we can still hear theRUMBLINGS from theWAR going on betweenthe monster and thearmy.

FROM THE GROUND-- we catch aglimpse of Rob. He'son the ground,GASPING for air. We canhear Beth GASPINGas well. They bothsound pained, anguished. We get the sensethey've collapsedfrom pure exhaustion. As they both GASP andGASP and GASP forair -- PZZT --

Momentslater. Camera's stillon the ground, whereit fell. Rob's shiftedjust slightly --we still can't seehis face, but wecan see the FRESH BLOOD allover his hands --we hear his PAINEDCRIES -- his voiceis whispered, throughgasps --

PZZZT. Camera fritzes againand we --

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Momentslater. Rob and Bethhave shifted position. We can't see theirfaces, but we get thesense they've satup, moved closerto one another. Theirvoices are still PANICKED. We UPCUT rightinto their conversation

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PZZZT --

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Later. Camera's now moving -- it'sas though Rob justpicked it up ofthe ground and is tryingto work it. As it swings around,we catch a glimpse ofhis lower body -- he's still lying onthe ground, with hisback against the wall. We can see theFRESH BLOOD all over him --

We canhear THEIR VOICES. Theysound a little lesspanicked. More RESIGNED--

And as thecamera shifts

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Cameraadjusts to FIND ROB. He's looking right atus. He looksBATTERED. HAUNTED. SHELLSHOCKED.

We can stillhear the muffledSOUND of EXPLOSIONS ringing out the noise has become commonplace.

Rob staresat us. Prepares tospeak. We get the sensehe's fightingoff tears. And LOSING.

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Momentslater. STILL CLOSE ON ROB --he seems a bitmore composed. He stares at us, takesa breath, then

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He shakeshis head -- how do I evendescribe it?

He swallows,tries to hold it together.

After abeat -- KA-BOOM -- an EXPLOSIONrings out, SHAKES THE WORLD. Dustrains down on Rob. He tenses, keeps himself composed. Stares at the camera.

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Camera's swingingaround -- Rob'sbehind it, trying toFIND BETH. Outside,we hear the SOUNDS OFBOMBING gettingLOUDER and LOUDER. Beth's freaked out --clearly terrified.

Rob settlesinto a CLOSE SHOT ON BETH.

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Bethnods -- okay. She steelsherself. Stares intothe camera. Prepares to speak.

A beat. What else should I say? We see tears beginningto wellup in her eyes

A beat. She fights off the tears,then --

KA-BOOOOOM! With Beth inmid-sentence, the ENTIREBRIDGE COLLAPSES.

Ithappens FAST -- we're talkinga SPLIT-SECOND here. A MASSIVE EXPLOSIONrings out --camera JOLTS as Robdrops it -- we canhear Rob screaming --

Andas DEBRIS and DARKNESS ENVELOPS US-- our worldTOSSING ABOUT asthough we're in aMASSIVE EARTHQUAKE

PZZZZZTT-- the camera fritzesout yet again --

Darkness. We can still hearthe rumblings of BOMBS goingoff aroundus, but they're abit MUFFLED now.

We'vebeen BURIED ALIVE.

We holdon this dark tableaulong enough to let theSHEER HORROR ofit land, and then--

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We hear aGASP. It's absolutelyPANICKED. TERRIFIED. We hear anotherGASP ...and thenANOTHER... then --

We HEAR ROB'SVOICE. We can hearhis PANICKED BREATHING as well...

The DEBRISSHIFTS around us --we get the sense someoneis TRYING TO MOVE THROUGHIT -- asthe PANICKED BREATHING continues toring out, the MOVEMENTcauses the camerato shift JUSTSLIGHTLY and we --

FIND ROB AND BETH.

We're CLOSE ON THEM --the frameobscured by the darknessand debris aroundthem. But we cansee JUST ENOUGH to knowthat Rob's gotBeth cradled in his arms. As he pulls herclose --

The worldRUMBLES around them --as though MORE BOMBING is happeningabove them. Beth CRIESOUT, absolutely terrified.

The worldkeeps RUMBLING

SSSHHHHOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRR outside -- we canhear the monster'sANGRY SCREAM --

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Rob pullsher into him

She HOLDS HISGAZE. They seemto forget about theworld aroundthem for one moment

KAAAA-BOOOOMMMM! The world SHAKES --Beth cries out --Rob pullsher tight --

ZZZSSHHZZZ-- and as the EARTHQUAKEcauses the camerato shift --our world goes dark --the EARTHQUAKEreaches CRESCENDO andPZZTT --

We're lookingout at THE OCEAN. It's peaceful. Serene. We hear theROLLING WAVES. Thedistant sound of people laughing. We seem to be lookingout from a HIGH VANTAGE POINT. And we're moving upward

Rob swingsthe camera around,angling it back towards himself. And we reveal --

Rob andBeth are at Coney Island. Riding side-by-sideon THE FERRISWHEEL. And, once again,we're looking at whatused to be onthis tape.

Robholds the camera out atarms length so they'reboth in frame. As he leans in towardsher --

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And she smiles,matches his tone,shrugs --

Beep beep. We hear a sound comefrom the camera. As Rob looks downat its display, the imageshifts back outward--

He anglesthe camera back towardsBeth.

We HOLD ON BETH asshe thinks aboutwhat she wants tosay. Behindher, we can see the SUN SETTING. Then she smiles, looks rightat us --

And OFFBETH, as the tape ROLLS OUT --

CUT TO BLACK.