"HOSTEL" (2005)

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INT, SURGICALROOM-DAY

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The Muslimguysstopand Turn,readytofight,

Paxtonlooksatthegang ofguys. Theylook tough.

TheguyshovesPaxton. yther hasalreadygrabbedataxl.

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JOSH,PRATON,EYTHCR (singingimunison) Sharingis caaaaaasaring.

Josnreluctantlysmokes.Itpburmshisthreat, intea ccugahingfir.

packed.He standsnexttoa girlwhosendsrext seems lixethey’vebeentalkingabLt.

e ene andwalksawav. dashwalks over ks withtwoDutchgirls. Thevare just is) rydrinks.

...andthisismy friendJosh.

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A fewcutegirlsgecudrinksattnebar. Paxtonlocksto Josh Hetakes of£Josh’sfannypackandholdsic.

coshsmiles,acceptingthechallence.Hestraicghtenshis shirtandwalksover totalkte thegiris. Cneof themturns andburs inteJosh,stillingherdrinkallover him.

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Eytmexstepsoutof thebathrcom,tuckinginRisshirt. He seesa largeDutchBOUNCERtossingTeshandPaxtoncutof the clubwnilethe crowdwhistlesandtauntsthem.

sal.DISCO- NIGH

TheEkeancerthrewsJcshandFaxconautofthe disce.Josh stilimoldsa glassinnis hand.

wOSH Geryourfuckinhandsoff me: I’m anAmerican,Thave rights:I'll fucxingsueyou!

Jognwhipsnis glassontheground.

v OSH We'reyourindustry,asshole!You fuckwithus,you'reoutta business!Youshouldbekissingmy Americanass!

PAXTC’ fLothe linecfpatrons} There’snogixvlsinthere,it’sa fag-fest.Walltowallcock. (To aguy inline}Youneeda fanny packtogeetin,sorry,pal.

aytherdragsPaxtonandJoshaway.

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The auysdrinkinsiihouette,thecitylitup behinethen. Theynow, likewolves,Grinkincbeerandsmokinghash.

EYTHC?# i thoughtyouwerea Jew,man,but YQypu crs, a CcsingIsraeli! inging!HavaNagila...

Josnand Paxtonjoinin,singingHavaNacila. YruUoOrR eebe va Na-Sneepur,HavaNa-Snmeepur...

Treguys walkthroughtheRedLightdistrict,st nakedgirlswho stardinthewindowslikenerchandiseon dispiay. Theywaveto theguys,andgestureforthem tocome inside. Theguyslookprettyfuckedup.

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The Brothelis- smallapartmentbuilding,excepttherooms ave allforpros itutes.averyprostitutehasdecoratedthe outsideof theirdoor withtheirnameandsomesmallpicture cr drawing Someroomseven havea welcoremat.Jesh waits in thehallcutsidea doorwiththename MONIQUEwritten diagonallydewnthedocrin cutoutletterswithglitter.A -ew teddybearsdecoratethedoor.

Joshcan hearPaxtonandEythcrinsidetheroom, iaughing singine,andhavingsexwith thehooker.

BYTHORAND PAXTON(2.9.3

Joshwandersup anddownthehall. 7 There’san cpendoor. A nomelylookingprostitutelooxsupfromacrosswordpuzzle andsmilesat Josn. Hekeeoswalking.

oshnearsa noisecomingfrombehindthedoorof a girl nameaDOMIKiQUE.It soundsrough...

Josshear’sa SMACKr.0ise.ThenaPUNCH. Thegirl screams evenLOUDER. She'sinpain

Jossturnstheaoor handleandcpensthedeer. ve seesthe girl,Dominique,facedownonthebed tieaup. A man stands atthe edeeofthe bed,ounchingher.We can’t seehis face, tusthishandbeatingherup.

JomiriqueleeksupatJosh,witha bleady nose,

VOoMINIQUE <LOSETHE FUCKopen YouWANTTO

Theman beatingDominiquewearsaleatherS&MTask.

SuddaanlyaYANDgrabsJoshonthe shoulder.

Jashturnsaround...ee

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PAXTON

PAXTC? Josh,youwannabe afuckin’ writer?How aboutsomelife experience.Eightthere.In tat roowm..

aycherwalksbetweenthecuysard opensthede0OadctQO

Toninicuea’sroom.

Eythorpu Paxtoninthe Gowinique’sroomanaclose door.Josh séestheprettyhecker’scooropen,downct

doshhesitantlystepsinthedoorway. Helcoksnervous.

Tne hookerstandsatthesink,washingherself.Shewashes ser khighs,trenherhands,garegleswithmouthwash,spritzes perfume,andturnsto desh.He’s abit grossedout. She smiles,warmly.

HCORKER

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JOSH

The hookerwalksacrosstheroomto openawindcw.

You canwashoverthere, 0ysink.

Sne takesoffher top,andturnsaroundto findJoshGONE.

They arxiveatthe hostel.The2streetisdarkandquiet. tn,ye my“ PASE TON Wherdo voumeanshe was‘fine?’ a ; . Bitchhad thebestfuckingtinsin

Tt wasfine. Itwas whatever.

AXTOKue YO. LET USTHE FUCK=N,WE'RE FREEZINGOURBALLSCIF.

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ABOTTLESMASHESontne groundbehindPaxton,nearlykilling him. Tneguysjumpa fcot,andicokup behindthem.

ANOTHERBOTTLEKEARLYHITSTEEM. Theylookup at tne buildingacrosstnestreet,wherea letofangryneichbor yellactthemfromtheirwindows.

Suvs? Let’smove. New.

& VOICEcalisfroma windowafew flocrsupim theneste.

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Theguys lockur. A youngguy,abouttheirage, leansout thewindow. He pointstothefire escape.

VOICE Climb,quickly

Theguys lockat theZireescape. Paxtonclimbsupfirst, FollowedoyEythor,thenJosh. Theyavoidthe bottres gnashingneartheirfeet.

Treguys climbthroughthewindow,intoa smailroomwith severalbeds. Onecf thebedsis occupiedwithanAustralian coupleFUCKING Theyseer tobeoutof itcn drugs.

ALEX,the guywnelet themin,élightsacigarette.Hewears a darkblackjacket,ihassunken-eyes,voabitofscruff,anda charmingsmile. He’scdaiyskinny,withbadSAD Ne recognizehimas theabackpacker&whowaswalkineinthe soste. while tney wereleaving te go out fer the night.

(re:coupiehavingsex} Don’tmindthem,tneyare sofucke up theydon’tknowwhatplanetthey areon.

Paxton,Eythor,andJoshsettlein theroom,tryingtoact casualaboutthe couvleacresstherecomfuckinginpiain signt.

aRWae Thanks,Ere,

FaETM It’sno problem.Noueveryonewant to killAmericans.

eenoeae“ It’scrazy,no? We areola enouch to travelalone,fuckocrostitute,tyal tay cut aztertonLard3der —« ‘ >. AM.Gottalov neaDutch,

Paxton.

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Hehas sexwithso many girlsthat wethinkhe's cvercompensating.

rdsuncomfortablyclosetothenakedscuple,

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- have beentosaneclub pecerlesomanytimes,youknow

Paxtorpacksabowl andoffersitto Alex.

Bytnor’sgota friendwithaflat in Zarcelona.He'sgonnahookus up withsomehetass senoritas.

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throughphotos. Theyareali fbeautifulnake te,os * ryt x. Andeachcther. s 2 hypnotized.~

thereareso hotyoucannerbelieve at. Andthev loveanyoneforeign-

youraccent,theyTuckyou.

FnER 2 staytherealwreoscthreeweeks.I fucksomanygirls,they justkeep leaving,andI keepfuckingthenew onescomingin. Eventhegirlswho

maid,thegixlat thedesk,the girlfromthecafe Look.

Alexshowsthermerephotos. Theysuysare incredulous.

SAXTON

Well, it'spr giri whosebr troismafia.Isay ra myself,“A it’s4f out withyourballsat your dick.”

beautifulgivrlatclub and ncomeaskmahertodanceorbuy her advink,youknow. Thisgirl -ad bedyguards-2thoughtthey wereher friends!i wasso drunk. But therearescmany girls,and Sincethe warscfew quvs.They allwant toscotoAmerica,sothey do anything.¥ as} at omee.Theyfuckanyfo

We mustgotnere. Wemuszgo there mow!

Varioussnotsof thetrainrollingthrouchthecountryside.

We hearAlexin voiceover,aswe seeimagesofthe train gettingfartherendfartherawayfromwesterncivilization.

Barcelona,Amsterdam,theiare citieswithsomanv tourists,Mroso manyAmericans.ButSlovakia?No onegoes there.Yougo tothis hestel,youwillhaveanycirl you Want. Youjusttakethem.

Joshsleepscnthe3pe mTtrein.Th emHemewakesbeootupand:realisesayDonorEVoRor’sQeerrod basag=areiaonhis*afshoulder.}%“4tdPaxtonRad~~takesteachoto.i

EythorandFaxtonlaughatJosh, lockingatthephoto.

ep yourvikingballsin roitwosé6conas?Jesus.

ADLTCHBUSINESSNANmancfabout 45,baldinc,withabéard andglasses,enterstnecar,talkingloudlyona cellchone. Eythorguicxlyputshisballsaway.

Tnebusinessmanwears@suitandcarriesa travelbaqand mrilefcasé.FespeaksinDutch. ftisnet subtitled,bu izremhistoneofvoice‘s)weknowhe'stalkingtoachild.

cenversation,andarestaringathim.

vin provenEngtia Iam sorry. Mv daughter.Shemiss her daddy.And daddymissher. sree PAXTOD No problem,it’snOoal.

sinéssmantakescutniswailet.He showstheguysa ofhis daughter.

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2YTHOR Bella.She issix.

eshandPaxton lookateachether,surprised.Efytforfasfu

Yes,why?

Ofcourse.

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We'recackpvacking.Nextstopis Sratislava.

The cusinessmantakesouthislunch,smiling.Heeatshis Sanavwichandhissaiadwithhis hands.tishands shakea £

ikeyou...

The businessmanwinksatJosh.Tne quyscrackup. Ee eats os ae Iore ©£24

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Thebusinessmanoutsnishardon Josh'sknee.

The businessmangétsupandleavestnecar,deeply apolocetic

cnce neLeavesEytharandPaxtonbustoutlaughing. Jcsh doesnot. H¢wivesthe saladresiduecifhispants.

SAT. SLOVAKIATRAINSTATION-DAY

The trainstopsatthe station.It’sa dirtystationwith only afew trainscomingandgoing,andmaybeomestandfor a macks. A lotofcab driversandgypsycab petqda)Occoiffataingpassengersgettingoffthetrain.

off thetrain,quicklywalkingawayfromthe ssman.A towncardrivermeetsthebusinessman

waves totheboysbeforegettinginthe car.

iyARTON Josh,yousureyou don’twannaride withyourbuddy?

us atwe need,thatguy snowing wherewe'restaying.

Theguys locksutthe windowatthegrey, dark,industrial city Al. theyseeareburnedcut factoriesanddeadtowns.

Zt Lockslikethearea hada waraboutfiveyearsago and

nmasn'trecovered.Thecolorsaregrey,bleak,anddepressed

imockenthusiasm: wecan govisitsore factories.

Wedrive,iitt aaa ui Mounta.ns,it’sverynice,yousee, Here,inthis area,wemakeail 'gbet@witicforSlovakia.

Theycass by¥afactorywithasmoking~_chiwney.Fraxtonand

oanexchansea .oox.Tney’reboredalready.

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The roadschange[romindustriallandscapestogreyforests. Treypass byfarms..Theydriveupinto themountains.

Theysoor findthemselvesinavillage.A verycharming village,withhousesthatlooxhundredsofvearsold. Snow

coveredroofs.Aropenmarketwherepeoplebuyand sel.fead,

goods,andclothina.

aX?T.HOSTEL-DAY

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cé. Rea nice. Thelabbyis ngsand nhifulfurniture.A <nEurepeangirissitin the n” dubbedintoSlovax.

Two DeautitulJapanesegirls,HANAandYUKI,20,passby. Kanaisa traditionalbeautywithiongblackhair,whileYuki ismoreTokyoPop,with spixeyhairdyedorange.The girs checxthemselvesoutinthemirrorasthey leave.They pass by Paxtonandatouchhisjacket,admiringit.

SURL pushesKanaouttnedoor,giggling Paxtenwatchesthem ge, smilingandvaisinghiseyebrowsinapprovalteEytheor.

e_fa cupof teafroma buffet,and DYECtyEasternEuropeangirltakes

Eythorhonesin ona beaunifulgirlbehindthefrontdesk.

The partyhas arrived.Youare savedfrombore

(checkingreservations} LetTe guess...youmustbe‘The Kingof theSwing.’

(tothe deskgirl 3soxry. Eedoesn'tgetout of a}-incagemuch.

Theguyshand cvertheirpassports,andshehandsthemthre arcCe)ae

The roomsaresemi-private,sayou will navea

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TheGuysopen thedecorandseetwoSTUNKINGEUROPEANgirlsin theirg-strings,changing.

to

Thegirlscontinuechanging,notevenfazed.

Bythnertakescffhisshirt.The girislaugh.

ThegirlsLeave. Theguyswatch themaa,frozen.

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LRT.HOSTELSFA -DAY

Tosh,BythorandFaxtonexitthe snewersandwaikacrossto Shesauna.Thereare aTew chaiselounges,awaterccoler,a Steamroom,anda sauna.A fewctnmerpackpacxerswalkthrough theSpa,raked.

Theysee theZurepeangirisnakedintheSauna. Joshsee

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thenin theglasswindowandfora secondtaegirls lackLI thered lightdistrictnookersintheirwindow. Theguys stepintethe sauna.JosnandPaxtonarewrappedintowels, Zytherlatsit allkaneout.

Thegrouplacoghs.EythershowsJosh,again.

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omyyohor,JoshandPaxtonalldancelikecrazedanimalsata te ranQupq:ihcowitnthegizls.Thedancingismcresilivthan infofewooCF@1,andituysarereallyftcurcting1 c @ CyJapanesecoxis,tanaaadYusxi,arethere,toc,&area fhe]ewhotr"otnergixlsfromthehostel.

Svetlanaplacesatabcf Eon Eythor’stongue.Paxtontakes ene,too. Theysip somewaterandcontinuedancing.

tdwbwortAlvaputsatabonhertongueardsuddenlyleansinkis fyDOHyitpa fuandCoshkias,andtnen shegiveshima sitof 4eyDpcmerBythorputskS balqaJosn.

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JOSH,FAXTON,BYTHOR (singinginunison) iiSCaaaaaaring.

Yala.Fromtne froncdesk. Vala.

Navalyapaintstothedancefloor,whereEythca)ryswingdances withiVala,whowerecognizeastheheautiful=girlwhochecked thenin atthe frontdesk.Eythnorcanreallvswingdance.

SvetlanépullsPaxtononthedancefloor TheyjoinVala and Eythor.Natalyasitsnext toJesh,smoking The smcke clearlyBothexrshin

-oshstandsoutsidethediscs,coughingwiidly.Hepuffson anasthvainhaler,breathingintherightair.

Joshtuxnsaroundto¢¢€ aemailKid,maybe 92years standinginfrontofhim withkishandcut.He lock andscratchedup,lixea vat. Hesveakswith2 Sl accent.

young?

Anotherkid tucsatJoshfrom behindnim. Jeshiooksbehina nin. Suddenlyme'ssurroundedpyabouttendirty,mean lookingxids

Kao DOLLAR.

e¢kidmeansit. Thesekids looktough. AKid missingan eyePullsouta knife.

VOICH{0.5.) Hereyou gc.

Thekidsturnto seeTHEDUTCH BUSINESSMAN.He'sdressed morecasually,inablackt-shirtandleatherjacket. He throwsafew packsofgumto theleadkid,alongwitha few Slevakcrowns.Theleadkid takesthegum.The kidstares atCosh,thenwalksaway. The otherkidsfollow.

2+ themost ct care,theywill attack anyone.You areckay?2.

WSs ¥eah,thanxs.

cyoshthinksfor=moment.

Key,ralemmebuy*vouanadrink.

aNT.OISCO- NIGHT

arwiththe Dutcna2usinessman.Paxtonand shto comeover. dGcshwavesthathe'sfine. mYrHnahwviandthewholetablewavesatthem.

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S ul nispand ortheBusinessman'sxneeTora moment. en motices&@tattooofablaecdhounddedonthe sinessman’serm,nearthebicer.TheBusinessmanicoksJosh

Theyexchangeanunderstandingglance.‘Soshsipshisdrink. notrespondingomswayor thecther

atthe businessran.Thenbackathis friends,who

NatalyagrabsJeshandpullsnimup offthestoolas we-

KatalyapullingJoshontsthebed. Theyarenaked. Paxton 18onhis bedwith Svetiana,EythoronnisbedwithVala. rigsoff eachotmer’sclsthesoff.Thesegirlsare aggressive.eprTVery~aagressive,sygenenooae

avthoyrjokinglyjumpsonterctJoshandNatalya,humping

EYTHOR

“3 coshlaughs. Evervonedoes.Vala pullsfythoercf

ValaleadsEytherout tnedoor.

‘singing? Spa,Spa,We goto Spa Being Girtywhilegettingciean..

Nataiyapinsdoshdownon tnesed andstraddleshim ke jookseverto Paxton,wheisin thesame position.Tnegirls havethe guyspinnedcown.,TheyFucxthem,hard.

awe.ROOM -NIGHT

Theroom isquiet. Everyonesleeps.Joshslipsout cfbed andgoes intsthebathroom.

Joshtakesa piss, He lookscutthewindow. Heseeswhat he thinxs is £yrnor jrivine away in @ gypsy cab with a few RUSELanguys.

Jos looxscloserout thewindow,unsureofwhathe‘sseeing. 2.@ littledrunk. SuddenlyaHANDcovershismouth hind. t'sNatalya.She lickshisneckand spinshin a

IND.HOSTELBEDROOM-MORNING

Josnwakesuv, alone.de looksoverat Paxton,whosleapsin bed,alone. In thebathroomJoshhearstheshowerrunning, alongwithtne soundscfNatalyaandSvetlanatalkine.

ultade Nosionof Eythor

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TTMFone?hd halosRO We areneve ®avirehere. JOSH or i — — Where'sEythor?

Paxtonhearssomething.He holdsup aFingerto silence dosh,smilingat thesoundsofthe cirlsin theshower.

They'reshoweringtogether.

Ooks overatEythor’sempecybed.

uCéH He tookhisstuff.

Shout20 peopeIvyin"jan@—breakfastinadiningroom. fhe Loom 18Ss& hohortWe,eelwithlotsoffruit,yegurt,and muesli.

Josn andPaxton¢cantheroomfor Eythor:nosignof him.

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The DeskClerktypesa namesintoacomputer.

cOSH Do youmeanhe teekhispassportte go out?

Jack CLERK 2 donotknew theemacktime. I cariFindouttomorrowwhenperson whowas workingreturn.

Paxtondialsa numberonhis chone.He getsvoicemail.

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Manamods. She’svissed,itkeic’sPaxtorandJosn'sfauict.

Eanadoesn’tcuiteunderstand,Paxtonpointstothephone.

PAXTON

Karnadetsit.Sne measyes. JoshconferswithFaxton.

Itelayou,he leiz. Thatwashim.

He’s fuckingaround.He'sgotta be. dHe’snere.

¥ S attheminJapanese.She sitsdownona bench

outsidethehostel.

Theywalkthroughthemarxetintown. It lockscreepierthan itdid yesterday.Weseethenwalk bythroughhandmoving

VS,as iftheyarebeingwatched. Paxtontypestext

messacestoEythorastheywalk. <CoskLooksaround.

SOSH

romcloseby, moving

falm

The one-eveaSlovakkidponsinfrontof them,startlingthe quys. Ina fewsecondstheyaresurroundedbya gangcf roughcoking kids,maybe© or 16vearsold.

The tiniestcfthepunchappreachestheguys.

JOSh kereyouge.

Joshgives trekidal] Kisgum,43 wellassomefrom Paxtoan’s jacket. Thekidtakesit. Eenedsto nisfriendsandthe Ganomoves on.

ee EYTHOR,crwhatlockslikeEvthor,stepinto the ai Museum,farawayacrossthestreet.

Joshand Paxtonjogupthe stepscfa bmargemarblebuilding, witha bannershowingtheSlovakian= ,anda pictureof the Latestexhibition.Thisistheloc lartmuseum.

tatO

TE’sinan old,marblebuilding,thatLockslikeit might navebeensomecrandpalace@= onepoint,buthas sincebeen convertedimteacaié,sterilemuseum.an elderlyquard sellsticsets Theybuy twe Theythemwalk acrossanempry toyerandwaitfor thesameold guardsellingtheticketeto wal over,ripcTheiztickets,andletthemin,

ant,MUSEUMWING- DAY

meonClaro,om- imoty,silentreem,Theomiysoundsare t oftheir iheetonthefleor.Theycox aroundfor Eythor.

{nd Evcthor.Eythor.

epwalking,movingthroughtnesilentwings, lpbures andbizarremodernartpieces.

jen)ehindthemtheypassbyEYTEOR: standstimthecorner,staring”thewall.Theorange‘46§ wégreesNorth’jacxetsuddenlycatchesJosh'seve.Eythor we ks inteanotherroot.

don Eyther’sshoulder.Theguyturns Evtnor. He leckslikeoneof thosesnaday oo fad :

JRCAETMAN

TheJacketmar goespacxto lookingatthepainting. Faxion atudiesthejacket,wnichis averydistinctorange. it lockswornin, likeEvther’s.It hasthesamemarkings- a

‘£6DegreesNerth’logeand Icelandicwriting.

TheJacketMan doesmotrespond. Hewalksto another peintine.

Paxtonputshis armonthe guy. Theguywhipsaround,

knockingPaxton’sarmaway.

No,you t@.imewheretne fuckyou gotthatjacket,asshole,andthen T‘illetgo ofyou.

ana

-~7%, ‘ ~ - feailing,inSicvaki Lene 2 oy ” ” r Cd 5 / Guard,getoverheres,

¥ guardscomeover,All threeof themstart th§ ax. Or Russian.Whoknows. Not Paxton.But raspoint theirsticksatPaxton,andhold themur

Jos:.eadsPaxtonaway. As theyleavetherocmJosh tyaainitMere) waesetManand thequardstalking.Then laughing.*ee

SaT.MUSEUM- DAY

Sin adesuiterymanner. They me ins,ail]theyseeare s andmiles.

Hey. Iogot@textfrom Byther.

CLOSEONTEESPHONE:It'sozapi

t “I gohome." Bythergdc

“Igonome?”

CLOSEUE:EYTEOR'SPACE,

INS. DIMLYLITROOM -DAY

We arein somexzindofboilerroornarcellar,butwecan’t veellytell.We justgee Evthor’sface.He staresanead, expressionless.Wehear aphomemake theNEWTEXTMESSAGE CHIMS. A hardstepsin frentofSytner,flippingopenthe chone.,

The phonereads“PAXTONCELL:Whereareyou??????Call us.” The handwalksout offramerevealingthatEythor’sheadis VEREDFROMTES RESTOF HISBODY. Hiscorpsehasbeen hackedup andmutilated,withnisheadseveredcleanoff.

The personwiththecellphonewalxsout a docrway,intoa cong,darkhalivway.& fs Knowwhereweare, butit iccoks lixe tnebasementofs croryocrcloseddownschool.At the ctherendef tnenall,im anotherdimivlitrecom#piestc a cheir,isYUKE, Kana’sfriend.YuxiSCREAMS© th1& mex lungsasthe manslowlywalkstowardsner,fuisappeearing downFtthemetrenalliway.

When themanfinallygets — shut. The sound reverb°er hreugh cthe ” dark,empty kali.

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awl. HCSTELLOBEY-NIGHT

Paxtonand JoshsitwithKana,anxiouslywatchingt.v. Kana sendsthepicturecfEythorandKanato Paxtcn’sshone. Josh hearsEyther’svoicemailonhiscellphoneand mangs up.

hefina Maybenisbatterydied.

becintstoPaxtonandJosk,noddingwnyes.

fsa

tohRE RARA Yes.rToOmMerrow.,3pet ttn onTrtaLa@ain.ye.

iy,I justwannafindcur friera andget tnefuckottof

Okay...Wese

airlsget upandhead cutside.

cor pullsJoshclose. Ee’srissed.

Whak.

It’snot heiyfuckin’fauicZythor disappeareoaa,ay,SOStopactin Line it_is.

arrys

PAXTONfcent 'di uck,maybe he’sinIcelandforall wa know,he hasa daughter.So lez’s lockatour options:wecould a} Tuckthesegirlsone morenight and thenheadto Sarcelona,orb} mot fuexther,andthen headto Barcelonaanyway.

Jeshnods.

Paxtonmimescuta disccesbesthe can. Shenedsno.

om Okay. Tomerrew,Imeetyou vicht

Kana nodsyesand goesbackto checkingherhairinthe w1rrer.

LOShnwritesanote:EYTHYOR,MEETUSATTHEaDisca. ~Gayvesthenctea thendeskclerk.It lewith the othernoteshe Zt throughouttheda

SwithSvetlana.She handshima drink.Hedowns giveshim adrink. He downsthewholethin

Josh'svisionbecomesblurry.Ee leoksdizzy.The music

beginsto drownout,allwe hearisblurredtalkinganda Seep heartbeat.Through thesmokeJoshsees:

BYTHOR.He'sin thecrowd,franticallywavinghisarmsia Slowmotion. Joshlookscloser. Eythorwaveshis.armsand mMOLtnscutNO! KO! GE?AWAY!GETAWAY:

JOsdH.

a3.

Natelyaputsherhandon Jogh’sshoulder,snappinghit.sack tntcreality.Eythor,cf course,ismotthere.

J2sk NO, I'LLSEEYOU BACKATTHEEROOM

NatalyakissesJosh eachcheek.

Negoes downstairs.Paxtonshrugs“whatthehell?”Jesh pointetahis watch,andgestureshe’llseehimlater. PaxtonShrugsaqgéin,confused,poutSvetlanacrabsnimand kissesnmi

‘BRT.DISCO- NIGET

goshsturblesscutsiége.Hehailsacapanddrivesoff

Ih7T.CAB~NIGHT

JoshlooksSick. Cucsidethelightsgetblurry.The drivezx watcnesJoshintherearview mirror.

EXT,HOSTEL-NIGHT

checab driverhelysJoshoutofthecar. Josh naystheguy andsrumblesinside.He doesnotlockwell. Rehirdthedesk hesees Vala,theDeskGirlwhohad sexwichEythor.

ieita)

Jesh. You denot lookwell...

JalacomesoutfromkhehindthedeskandhelpsJashup the

Sheovensthedoor toJosn’sroomandlies himdew on apec.

Shhh...Youneed rest...

Joshliesdownandpassescut coleontne bedin hisclothes.

rway,watchinghim: fnthedarkness, ~ B) staringtTatJosh.

PaxtonSits@ta table rtrtyt0a8) speaktoeacnotherin wiowL oooh nH ny wora. Hefeelslikea dst4on>{iBHIgya)*aeoOHp.crio)i)wcmWmShhfoi=mortcroQO havea hsadacne.

a1»Qufeoiif t“+ JH_

ay.

caeayRTT SVATLARA Vodraredpull. Panke.

(SD@axineF*German“|-= -_ ante, TITTTARTA VETUANA “ = ~gt om|Teyeeoe th,SHhorexenzeDeutenr n ry* PAXTON a.sa.

tsup andwaiksvastthe bar,wheretheanothercab

T]Beesa fewdoorsin a tinybacxnallway.

on spinsbacktofacethe dcer,abusbeycomes ovtof xby thestairweli,rightnexttotheMen’sroom door. busboypassesbyPaxton,whosays“excuseme”again.

Faxtomthenmistakenlyslipsouttnewrongdocr.

3 &ll,and bythe sd.And locked.

Fucka duck. SEY.HEY.

Paxtonpoundscaycteeqora2)i+

Nekodycan hearPaxto+Vsosundingevertheloud,thumoin music inthedisco.

Fay _

P.O.V.#yomthepassenger,lookingoutthewindow. The florescentstreerlightsflyingby.

SCUHS:AN OLDVANDRIVING. TEINGSRATTLINGINTazBACH.

VY.oF acar drivingtarcughthe vyteyrBullsuptealeadingdock, 2 aS: amckingchinney.Thisis thesamechimneyw t ide fromtnetrainstation.

SCUND:POOTSTRESQUICELYMOVINGDOWNANECEOQEYHALLWAY.

& distantscream.Hand-heldPOYquicklypassingbyadoor, lightcomingthrouch.In theroomis asilnouetteof @ Wanswingingabaseballbatat someonesittingina chair, kt a them. Itall happensinaninstant.

SCURD:3&METALDCORSLAMMINGSHUT.

CUTTO BLACK.

Tne reemslowlycomesintofocus,showntnroug someonewearing€@one-eyednood.w n harelyable tetakeinwhe

Thewalis arekrownand dirty We Lockdownand se@a palr of karefeetcuffedtogethercna girtytilefloor. ft’sthe

samefleor fromouropeningtitles.We scanarmindtheroom.

om ableinthe roomfilledwithinstruments. 3 ipEB,agrewdriver,ané@lectricdrill.aknife,awire, a cnainfrysawThereb4reRisoSeveral1maskskonnthetable:

meods,Surgicalmasks.

Thedoor cpens.A SURGEONstepsintetheroom. The surgeon wearsblackrubberglcves,ablack apron,boots,anda surgicalmask.

Thesurgeonbullsthe hocdcfftecreveai:IT'SJOSHINTHE CRATER doshlocksup athim,absclutelypetrified.Weget a moreclearleck attheroon now. It'sansld medicalroom, witha drainon thefloor. Thexroomfromtheopening \eredicts.

TheSurgeonwalxsoverto thetable. Hegoes overthe vVaricusinstruments.Westayonthetable.

JOSH

“hesurgeon'sblacsrukkedglovedhandpicksupa drill. We stayon theshotcf thetable.

JCSH 10.3%. Mygovernmentwor’tnegotiatewith Térroerists.Please,whatdoyou Want,doyeuwant money?= swear "mMagainstthewar,Ifuckinghate theU.S. 3Flease...

Wehear theDRILLREVVING, lowedbyJosn’sSCREAMSOF AGCNY. Westill iisavonthesweshotofthetable. The Grillinghappee?SoecodCsinrepeiB‘4tnes fferentpointsonCosh’s body. Hisscreamsrege3.der,-der,worehorrific.Eebegsand Pleatsformercy,”aonButsets

none. The moreJoshscreams,the

Torethe mandrills.

Bloodleakson thefiooxr,underthetable,untilchetite

Flooris completelyfilledwithBiocd.

The @riliingstops

Coshshakesand pants,screaming,crying.

We hearWETFOOTSTE2Swalkingacrosstheficor.The surgecn

guts thedrillback:ir isnowceveredin bleed,bone,and Crhlesh. Thesur on glideshisglovedhandoverthe Lustruments,Hemse~ingonalana,metalspixe.

wiefinallyseeJosh:hisbody iscoveredwithsymmetrically drilledheles. Heshakesard leaksblecd.Holesare inhis ches:,his shoulder,evenhisskull.He looksdazed.He has vemitedon himseif.Kepassesout.

The surgecnstandsoverJosh.The Surgeonholdsasmeiiing salt underJosh’snose,wakinghimup,butbarely.

Thewit ?th century Europe wouldleokforwnatthey calledthe‘Markof theDevil.’ Thiswas thespotof thebedywhere youdid netfeelpain,foryou were Possessedpythedevil. Every witchmadone, anditwas the church’sjobto fingit.

The SuresencixvciesaroundJosh.Heshowshimtnelong, metal soike.

TheSuxgeorslowlypushestnespikeintoJosh.Jesh SCREAMS.

c. NOOOOS? .OoOo ie7AAR RAHHHSEi...

i4 th1G iQqewnthespike tbTS "SS51)acalDel.The irrmfoDAeoOQnmowiTwutcoePhrhHismack.4nliaP]TmTMayrHtt34,4smWeeausveeSINSESEARN. i Se..Oo:.».Of, ©iv,‘.4@ibwnmm>+: ne 3

TreSurgeonholdsthescalpelclosetoJosh'seyLandra)

TheBusinessmanheldsupnishands. Thevareshaking.

bYaBe ow«43ot % Foot,rhore3 .®Dusiness. tuowmbt, “og“ieO 4SHeiQ+ oSipiscmmmae!1 (7?cen30rameoc3 be ty is z0 BS rnd money.What hind i isinoO ? A Surgeon,ne ts O, y essenceofJifeix ands. yruife.He touches mr.He nasa relationshipwithit.

meiDHin‘Sa7)iNctafFam |tiit”

faa7hoY0ibabya)Hi)bk2DrmwDGQaiD)screan,he'sftoo terrified. anaaanemenman na ar

Josh,shakingandbleeding,nodsyes. reer BUSINESSMAN ;

Ail’youhadtodo wasask,

‘ane

nt

uyha

ThePusinessmancroucnesdewnbehindJosh’slegs,asifto unlocktheankle16+acuffs,;butinsteadSLASHESJOSH'SACHILLES my onMENTONSaooy,WITSoelieTEEaSalSCALPEL.TTae

osshSCREAMSin ageny.

Cosh'scriesof painecnotf}throughecttheemptyhallway.

businessman,holdingthebloodyanklecuffs,opensthe

bdhebusinessmanthenwalksaway,toanadjacentroominthe UPv71}kofthetorturereom.WenearaTOTLETSEATcropdown rhllowedIbythesoundscfthebusinessmantakingapiss.

Josnstaresat theopendoor,15 feetinfront ofhim. He has @chanceto makeabreak forit.

Josh,aktempetstostandupandwalk,buthis heeissplitopen andne stumbles,failingonnisfaces.Heslithersaroundon theground likeafish cutofwater,soakedin hisownbleod.

©¢¢Cravlstowardsthedoor.Hegetsclaser Closer. Closer. Whenjustas hereachesthedeerthe businessman's feetstep rightinfrontof him. Heclesestnedoor.

deshrellsover onhisback.

The businessmankneelsdownneardosh,examiningtheintury.

Whoever...1spayingyou,I'll dcubleit. Triple. (MORE)

oS.

Tnebusinessmanlaugnse

Ys standskenindJosn,watchingchembothinthemirrer. Joshtenses,Knowingthisis theend

Theman nasan erectioninhisvants. He’slookingin the mirrer,watchinghimseltto=ztureJesh,andcettingcifonit. He crabsJTosh’skhair.Josh’seyesgowide.Theman stares

imteJosh’seyes,absorbingJosh'sfear.He raisesns arm 1m theair,peisedto sliceJosh’sthroat.Thebusinessman

Grarnaticallyswingsnisaxmaswe:

CurTC:

ItiT.STAIRWELL-DAY

A doorKICKINGOPEN,flecdingadarkstairwellwithliaht

fromthe street.

& workercarryingacaseof beerkicksPaxton,wholiesin the stairweil,asleep.Hewakesup,dissriented,dizzy

WORAERP, ‘32Slovak: Getupi Ger up! Move,getthe fuckup!

Paxtengetsup andwaikscutinto theceld,wpa.?<dydaylight.

EAT.

PaxtonwBlixstnroughthe¢Oe, otallyhungoverand Q.Sorianted.Hesees thecuteide of thedisco,whichisnaw

street,Sreezing.

Lealabs

Paxtonturmsthecornerand seesthegang cfmeanlooking streetkidsbeating@guy up. Theguy ison thegroundana theykickhim inthe headanathrowrocksat him. Paxton ducksarounda cornerandavoiasthen.

PaxionarrivesattneHostel.

Theplacelooksa lshquieterthanit didearlier. Notmany peoolearearound,justa maidwhosets uptea andcaokies. Thevlacelocksclean andsterile,almostuntouched.

FaxtonSlideshispassportovertothe DeskClerk.

This isyourbag?

Thedeskclerkhas Paxton’spackbehindthedesk.

morning, I canfingcuz themorning LOMOLTOW

inay

ShamnGingmimthekey) Hereyouare.Sorsy forthe confusion.

Theroom isclean,spot-ess.Ready foranewguest. Josh's stuffis gone,too.FaxtonLooksarourdtheroom,in the closet,underthe bed,for asten ofsomething.Anyching. HeGoesn’tfindone.

Paxtonpacesnervouslyinthelobby. He’sfreshlyshowered. He talksonnisphone.

CutsideheseesSvetianagettinginteagypsycab.

utn

Paxtonyuns cuttside,tryingtocatcnSvetlana.

But shedrivesaway=¥inthecab. 59vufont as thecar drivesby,but givesoo

Paxtonsits dewnonthe derchcutsidethehostel. Sestudies the twophotosof Sythor:thecleseup,and theoneFana sent fromhervhoneof EythorwithYuki. Faxtonstudiestheproto closer,more carefully.Inthebackarcundofthe picturehe sees asmokestack

Paxtonstandsonthestepscf thelocalartwuseum,where he was theday beforewithScsh.Helooksaround,staringat tne skyline,checkingthephotoonhisphcne.

inaliy,he findsit,the smcekastacsx.Infrontofa mountain. Thesameone inthe viccureofEytherwithYuki. om wsa ” * looksabout33-460milesawav.

WHAM! A @ifferentgangofstreetkidsthugsZNOCKPaxtonand take niswhene. Theykicxhim @few times.He coversupnis head. Tnay rundewnthe streetarQadisappearin219different directions.

Paxtonreachesupandgransoneby theankle,takinghim down. It’stheoneeyed kid.IntheDlinkof aneye, Paxton ison topof thekid,choking1.Aim.

LITTLEFUCKER.

Thekidlooksup atPaxton,terrified.Allthe etherkid ave scattered.Paxtonsudden-yrealizeswhathe’sdoinga packsOff,lettingthekidgo. The kidrunsaway,coughing, holdinghisneck.

ThepolicestationLookslinesomethingcutofa timewarp. Clurisredwithpaperwory,telephones,oldcomputers.Faxton talkswitha eergean waafilesa report ikdoesneon200k

police wear green ani forme, are cveerly paid, and canbest bs describedas“rugged”or“shaggy.*

The PoliceOfficerhandsPaxtonacepyof areport.

FOLITCECPPricrErR Waitat hestslforyourfriends. Treywill lookferyouczhereno Matterswhat

Is thereanythincsiseIcando?

2 nreemntet

5a.

AyOytrOovaavangwalksout. Anotherpoliceofficercomes tb 4a tothe officerinSlovak,Theyare cleariy 7D alkingaboutthecase,glancingatthe repert,andthenat nqgogtaxton.Paxtonwavesgccdbyeandleaves.

Faxtonwalkstnroughthemarket,lookingforJosh.

Thewnoletown looxsscarierrow.Peopledo notsmile. They loonat kimlikehe’s ancutsider.

up andseesNATALYAwalkoutof abuildina, ion,walkinglikeazombie.

mnwaiksdownthe dirty,garbagefilledalley.Arounda er hesees &few scarylookingquyshuddledinacircle,

smoxing.They stareathim, He seesomeof themhasa

22 inhis arm. Paxtonbacksaway.quickly.

EAT.BUILDING-DAY

Paxtorwalksaroundtothe cthersideofthepub. He enters.

Paxtonwalksin. Theplaceis open,buttherearen’ttco Manypecplethereyet,as it’sonlyabout5:¢0.

Paxtonhearstalking.He seesNatalyasittingatatable withSvetlana,arda fewofthe cabdrivers.Theystop

woap

SaxtonSitsdawnmextto them. Natalyaaimestdcesn’ realizehe’sthere.Sre Lookscutof it. Bothgirlsdo. Theytalkto aacnotherin Kussian.

FADae) Hi. HiNatalya.

Natalyalooksovarathim andslowlysmiles. Sne‘sfuckedup ondrugs. MestLikelyheroin. “owe MATALYA selleoMr.American.

PAXTON

Whichene? Thereweresomany. callyouback,But&@childanswer

NatalyaandSvfetiana starttalkingRussian.

Thegixlsleok ateachcther,a bitsuspect.Theytalkpeiz Russianandiaugh.

CAR DRIVaR Shesayyou meatanothergirl.

Thegirisare abit takenabackbyhis tone...

NESTEmadteeYELe Tneaxtshaw.

S¥STLANA

where?

“hegiristalkto tnedriverinRussian. Paxtonistotally cineless.

ay

Theydidn’tleavea note.orcall,

Theytelius toteil you.

Havea drink. eycome backmaybe twohours. Sitdown,relax.

Natalyataikstothe scarredcakdriver.Henods. Theyget “Ep.Svetlanadoesnotmove,toedruggedout.

PaxtonandNatalyarideinthe ScarredCabDriver’sTownCar, farcutsidecftown,throughthefactories.

Katalyagoesthroughherpurse,lecxingforgum. Paxton catenesa glimpsecfaridiculouswadcf casninher bag,ana somecigarettas.

Natalyatalkste the scarreddriverinRussian.Hehancsher a shoppingbagfilledwithgum. Snetakesa pieceandhands trebag backto nim.

NatalyastaresatPaxton,popping@pleceof gumin ner mouch,shakingherheaddisapprovingiy.

Natalyatalkstothe driverinRussian.

Natalyastaresathim,tnenstaresout thewindowagain.

EAT.ABANDONEDFACTORY-DAY

Tne cardrivesthroughthegatesofan oldfactery.Paxton

looksup andseessmoxecomingfromthechimmey. We

recognizethisastheexactsame arrival~.O.V.thatJoshsaw

for justa flash,butnowitis inthegrey, laceafterncon

daylight

aytat

Faxtonrecognizesitas cheChirneyhesaw inEytheor’sphotc.

ca ca ext tothreesothertown cays,parkednéar aloadingdocxentrance.He leavesthecar ramming,andgets outandwalksover tca smallcircleof drivers,dressedinSlackitimousinedriversuitswithdriver hats. Tne scarreddriver-ichtsaciaarette.Theotner driversglanceovertheirshoulderat PaxtonandNatalye.

All tnedriversleave theircarsrunningwiththeneaton- Qutsideit's quiteceld.

Kata_yagacuscutofthe carandwalksto theentrance. She standsthere,waitingforhim. Paxtonhoversby thecar.

Youave cominginsideorwhat?

A WELDORESSEDJAPANGS®SMANwearingsurglassesexitsthe factery.A town cardrivercpensthedoorfor him.The vapanesemansmilesandmods stFaxtonashe passes.

The GapanesewanpointstothefacteryandgivesPaxtonthe cnmuTksup.

& driveropensthedoorfor theJapaneseman,whositsin tne pack. Paxtonwatchesthemgo. He thenfollowsNatalya inside,

The haliwayislitwitha stringofrepaircrewlights hangingfroma long,rubberline.

e ageasecurityguardsitsata desk,readinga aper.He’s dressedinadarx bluesuit.He locksup at

It'sokay Poryou,fres.

Hewavesthem in. Natalvasmilesatthequard.Down thehall theyseeLight comingfrom&room.

Nataiyastartslaughing.Hestops, Isthis somepractical 1cke?

Paxtoncantinuesdowntnehail,fedupwith herbullshit. Saaon aaeevazcheshimgo.

Paxtonwalksclosertowardstheshaftoflightspillingontc trefloor. He getsnearertothedecor.Closer. Cioser.

SOUKD:A lownumgrowslouderardlouder,likea small

soundisoverwhe_mingPaxtenopensthedoarandsees...

-..Somewaint.On tnewall. It'sred. Splatteredred. Paxtonrealizesthatit’snotpaintonthe wallsandfloor. it’sbiced. Helocksup andseesa Josh,orwhat'sleft of him,laidout ona Ssiab,hisbodyslashedandsewnup.

TheDutchBusinessmanstandsoverJesh’scpentorso,sewing upcxgansin somekindcfstrangesurgicalexperiment. SurgicalclampsstickupalloverCosk'scorpse.

TheDutchBusinessmanlocksupand seesPaxton.Neitherone ofthem arequitesureif they’reactuallyseeingwnatthey see. Thebusinessmancockshishead,curious.

Taxtonbacksoutinte thedimlyiithaliwav.

alya standsthere,Laughing.Louder.Crazier. More

maniacally,unrcilnerlaughterfillstheentirehaliway

Heshartsstumblingtcwardsher...

Tecomencomeoutof theaarknessinthe nallwayandCO% PAXTON’SEEADWITHA SACK.We hearNatalya‘slaughechoes Fadesin thedistanceas S aq Paxtondownthehal-.

Westay teinrealtimewithPaxtonastheguardsdraghimdown the hailway, beating hnim into submission.

We neareverythingPaxtonmears.Ashepassesby a roomhe hearstherevvingcf achainsaw, andsomeonescreaming. Ctherpeoplearebeingtorturedhereaswell.

We seea flashP.O.¥.ofjusthis feetdraggingalonga corridor,creccasionaiiywharhecanseewhenhe locksup.-

CESCUREDFLASHESOF

~ Fee dradacingdawnstairs

- Aman witha k,Pointingabloodyknife at

someoneina ¢ cdoor.Someonescreams.

oiny

-& furnaceroomwithpecrplieloadingbodypartsinto4fire.

-The flecrchangingtoa tilefloor,whentheybringPaxton inte€@roomandset himcn achair

af)Creamsechoinvariousroomsaswerovethroughthefactory.

Theninthe pitchblack,wehear themencuf= Paxton’shands andfeet. Theyhit him« fewmoretimas. Thefeet tnen siompcutof theroom,slamthe door,andturnout tie lights.

ITIS NOWPITCHBLA

Allwe canhearis Paxtern’sbreathing,andhiscriesfor

Nehearfaint echoesofhisscreamsdownthe hall. Nobody

FADEOUT.

pa

e heodis pulledoffPaxton’shead,blindinghimwith lorescent lights.He looksup,panicked,terrified.A man inthe savesuraqi.caloutfittheDutchBusinessmanworestands rerHim. Faxtonlooksata GUARD,whowearsa darkblue t, haidingarifle.

Paxtonlooxsaxhausted,likehehasbéenup allnight.

“hequardspéasxsinaheavy,broken,EasternEuropeanaccent.

Paxtonlooksup,confused.He hesitates.

Tnesuardpoxeshim withthetipof therifle. er es re, TALK. SPEAK.

surgeonlooksatthe quard.TheseguardpokesFaxton

American.

The Guarastartstoleave. TheSur¢eongrabssome toals.

~ne GuardshowstheSurqéonPaxton'spassport.

Tne Surgeonlooksatthepassport,thenatPaxton,and back Bo Chepasspertagain.The Surgeonnodstothe guard,who TucensPaxteon’spassportinhisjacketpocketandleavesthe TOOT,.

Theman takes3 S surgicalmask.Wehave neverseenthis guybefcre. He liscksvery,verynmexvous,Hesweatsand shakesexactlythesaneway Joshdidwiththe hookerin Amsterdam.The Surgeon siaescheshisbreath,calmsdown,and cuts the surgical mask back on.

Treman Lockf3)a7uiwoHH.@rfiyayofinstruments.Hismandsshake. He picksupa knife.He turnste Paxton.Paxtonseas himselfinthe mirr avossfrom him,handcuffedandfoot- cuffedto thechair.1%:& Gt7what’sgoingtohappen.

Themanputs theknifeto Paxton’sthreat.Faxtonshakes.

Themanpressesthe bladeintoPaxton’sthreat,cuttinghim4 Littieonthe surface.PaxtonSCREAMSINSAIN.The man recoils,veryscared.

SloadrunsdownFPaxton’sshcuiderlikeafaucet.It 1SA fastdrip,notan arterialspray.

Theman comesbacktowardsPaxtenhoidingthexnife.He studiesPaxten,searchingforanotherspottocuthim. The mainvaisestheknifeto Paxton’sinroatagain.

Snahh. i taiking4

Faxtonspeaksquietly,inGerman.It isthe firstandcnly timewe seesubtitles.

PARTON

TfTHvouareskillitme,it;wiliFTruinoweyouzP“ - . fife. 8verycimeyoucioseyour aye rouwillsse fTwii4b : a ; inyvournigntmareseverynight. toe - 2g Yourwholeiife,Iwiii ruinit. Youwiilneverget ridofme -

TheSurgeonTHROWSdownthekrifeimtc Paxton'’sfoot, Stabbinghistoe. Heangrilyripsoffhis surgeon’smask.anda throwsiton thegroundindisgustas hestormsour thedoor.

SURGEON

Tonsyancomesback half&Mizutelaterwiththe guard,who bherbal? anda rollcfelectricaltape.The quard 1Paxton’smouthardwrapsthe tapearound , ni‘a“4Paxtonbreathesshort,quickbreatns out ofhis nose.whichisdrippingwithsnotand sweat.

Paxtonscreamsunderthe tape,buthiscriesare muffled. The quardleaves.

The GermanSurceonwalksovertokistakle,examininghis instruments.ke picksupa gun,anddoes afew poses,acting our blastingcifPaxton’snead.He grabsaserratedhunting knifeamd slowlymimesoutdecapitatingPaxton.TheGerman is workingcutkowhe wantstoxiii Him.

The Germantriesouta fawpowerteoi.s,includingapower drilland ciruclarpowersaw.The wanfinallysettlesonhis weaponof choice:thechainsaw. It'san oldsaw,and the surdeoncan’tquiteseento getit started.Ee putsdewnthe Saw, cpensthedecor,andcalisfortnequard. Paxtonwaits, staringat tnesaw,and bacxatthe door.

nuzeLatertheguardcomesin. He patientlyshowst mam howtc starttaupthechainsaw,andhowcorevit. ?%axton watchesail ofthis,horrified,incredulous.Hecan’t bélievethis isnappening.TheGermanSurgeontnanksthe cuard -and giveshim@ vip.Theguardieaves,pleased.

The GermanturnstePaxtonrevsthe chainsawtolife. He bringsthe whirringbladeclosetoPaxton’seye.The blade Spins iinchesfromPaxton'’sface,filiingtheroomwith4 violent,reverberatingECAR.

Suddenly,PaxcomCOUGHSWILDLY.Eisayyesawellwhwithtears. He startsVOMITINGCUTHISNOSE. Hisbcdyspasmsas nr vomits insidehismouchandthenproceedscatochokeonhisown vramit.Paxton’sevesbuigeoutofbisheadas hisbody jerks anidspasms.

TheGerman,panicked,putsdewnthechainsaw. Paxtoncoughs andpukesas themanfrancicallygrabsascalpel.He does metwantPaxtonto die-not likethis. TheGermancutsthe surgicaltapeoffPaxton’smouth,slicingPaxtorn’smoutha Little,

PaxtonEXPLODESamourkfulofrieodandpuke,andieans rward,gagging. Therubberballgaglandscnthe agroundin aoudadiaofbleedandbile. TheGermanpatsPaxtonen the c elpinghimcoughupthelast ofnlsvouke.

saada

TheGermanwalksacrossLneroom,hidinghis eyas,totally disgusted.Helets Paxtoncatchhisbreath.As scanas Paxtonhasrecovered...

...danke..,danke...danke...

-theogranREVSUPTEECHAINSAWagain.He holdsitnich aA“|mtaarisnead,andwindingupthesawmecharaqesatPaxton, firct3cioseshiseyes,wincing,asthemanrunsfaster, PHORIGOjuaaitBRfaster,untilhe-

SLIPSONTHE RUBBERBALLGAG,SLIDESONTHEBLOGDAND VCMIT, AND FALLSBACKWARDS,SEVERING7SLEGIN HALFWITHTHE CHAIN

Tne sawstaysalive,revvingaroundtherecomlikePacMan, eatingur theflicortiles.theGermanis stillalive,andhe screamsinagony,ashisbioo@sprayseverywhere,allover the room,andall overPaxton.

AT. EALLWAY-DAY

The horrificscreamsofdeathandtheroarof thesaw echo thrcughthe hallway.Theguardsitsat a deskinthe hallway,watchesapornon a clamshellDYDplayer.He’snot even fazedbythe soundscomingfromtheroam.

-8T. INDUSTRIALROOM~DAY

she chainsawis acrossthereom,stillalive,jammedagainst tne legof atable. PaxtonandtheGermansee ‘it.Theylook at eachotherancat oncestartcrawlinotheirwaytowards it.

Jsingall hisstrength,Paxtonlurchesthechairforwardinch by inch,whiletheGerman,cvicklylosingcomscicusness, cYawisforwardonhis stomach.Thetwo cripplesraceagainst @acn otheruntilPaxtonreachesthebladefirst.

Paxtoncarefullyraiseshisbareeet overthewhirringblade and successfullySLICESthefeetcutisapart.TheGexman crawlsct

closertohim, andPaxtonholdstheguybackwith his

2eg. The GarmangrabsZaxton’slegandYANKSthechairout fromunder him.

Paxtonfalisback- CVERTHEBLADE- LANDINGONHIS HANDSC? S.~THERSIDSOFTHESPINNINGBLADE.Tneblade snagsthechain angmickshis sxin,slashinghisarm,butmot severinghis hana. Thewan hasa largeknifeinhishand andswingsit at Paxton,

awWD.:FALEWAYaTTa-DALYmy

~eesoundaf theraaritnqchainsawfinallystcps.Theguard looksupfromhis DvD ~ r Hehearsa voicecallinghim fromtheroomin Germar.

& guard,abil irritatedthistime,pausesnispornoand gets up,siovlyamblingdowrthehail.

The guardopensthedoorand seesabloody messycorpse, sittingin thechair.

Fron benindthedoorpasctorSWINGSTHEREVYINGCHAINSAW, severingtneguard’s headcleanof.

The guard'sheadrollsacrossthereom.dis boaylieson the ground,Fillinganyremainingdirtywhicetilesonthefloor ith deepredbleed

Paxlornstandsthere,breathingheavily.Hewearsthe surgeon'sapron,gloves,andbects.Hepants,coughing,and puxesa little.His eyeswellurwith tears.He shakes. He crouchesdowr,lookingaroundattheroomat whathe’sdone.

Paxtonrollstheguardoverand grabshisbassporcoutof the quazd’svecket.He lccksinthe hallway.

Anctnerguardwalksdownthestaixsat theendof themall.

Paxtonlooxsat thevaricustoolsonthe table:scalvel, Knite,gun,chainsaw. “Setakesthegunand putsit innis pocket. Hetriesto putomthe surgeson’smask,burtne strapsarebrokenandic willnot stayon. Hesees afew otheroptionsonche takle:aslackheod,a burlapsack. Ana thersomethingcurious:adareredredieval-lookingRam's headmésxmade outof skull,Horns,andpapermache.

Paxton,wearingtheram'sheadmask,apronandgloves,walks outcf theroom,hcldinga Sninymachete.HehearsTWO YOICEScomingdownthestairsRIGHTBEHINDHIM.

PaxtonDICKSinto4 door.

ENT.DARKSTCRACERCOM- DAY

Wecan heartheguards’foctstepsgettingcloserandcloser coLhe door. Paxtonrervousiyhelasthemachete,pcisedte Strike.He leeksaroundandseesall xindsofweapons hangingFromthewail:5saws,,guns,FKnives,anythingyoucan findin ahardwarestorethatwouldkillsomeone.

Hheguardsarerightcursidetheroom,talkingandlaughing. “hehandleturns. Theyare ~ltalkingtoeachother. One £them cpensthedeor.This guardwearsawhiteapron like abutcher,alongwithwhitebutcher’sparts.He standsin Bedocrway,talkingtoaguard,a cigarettehangingoutof hismouth.

Thebutche lks intotheroom. We followhiminside-but {

Thesutcherstepsaroundtotheothersideof thedollyand wheelsitoutof theroom. Astne bediesgcbywe see PAXTON hidingunderthebodiesofJoshand Zythor.

down thehallway. He keepshis eyesclosedbut weeks.Fromhehislow,omovingECVwe see:

& blocdsnatteredroom. Godknowswhatwenton in here Suddenlya HOSESFRAYjetsacrossthedoorway,ontothe wall. Paxtonsees cleanersprayingdownthewallswith an n ” Tne dollycontinuesdowntnehall,pasca fewguardsin blue swho escortmandressedintha butcher’soutfitdownthe hawt. The doliygoesintoan elevator.

The slevarorgoesdowna leveltoa sub-basemert.It’sa ~argefreigntelavator.We canonlysee whatPaxtonsees- the lightsoniliuminatincthefloor,thebutcher’sfeet,his hard withtheburningcigaretterightnearPaxton’sface.

Tae €levatorSTOISandthedecorsOPEN.Theman startsto whee.the doliywhenanARM RIGHTUNDERPAXTONfailsout, cammingin thewheel. Paxtoncloseshiseyes.

~ne butchersquatsdewnbyPaxton’shead...butdoesn’tnotice arnytningwrong.qHearabschearmandstuffsitback under Paxton.Thearm belongstewnatremainsofYURI,the Javanese LY. he man pushesthedollyandthebedyshufflesso ion isTOTALLYOBSCURED.

adecanbarelyseeanythingthroughthepileof bodies,butwe are movinginto2rocm. We hearthesoundsof aBURNINGGAS

The butcheropensupthefurnacedoor.We seePaxton’seye - it's fuckinghotinthere, He’sstartingtcsweat. His clothesareturninga Llitttebrown.

The butchergrabsJoshandlieshim#acedown ona table. Jesh’sSeadis justabovewherePaxton’seyelevelis,sa Paxtoncan seethelifelessexpressiononJosh'scorpse.

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Thebutchernicksup a largemeatcleaverandpeginstoHACK CSF SOSH'’SLEG.

ThebutcherythenthrowsJosh'srlegintc:thesnsmallcpeningsantofne the furnace.It'sobvicuslytocsmallte throwabody in,sc themam mastdo itpieceby ptece.

The butcherhacksabitmare intoJash,choppingJoshinte smallerpieces.Josh'sdead eyesstareatFaxtenthe who.e rime.

Paxtonliesthere,burning,swearFLng,waitingtobenext.

s withCosh,andthen picksuoEythor. $sontop ofthepile ofbkedies,coveredinwhe s

The butcherstartstohackthroughEythor,butishaving 37] bLt ostrouble.He picksup aCIRCULAKPORERSAWand turns *t on,easilysawingEythcrapart.More bloodspiatterson Paxton.

Themaz thenputsdown thecircularpowersawandleavesthe reom. Paxtonwaitstherefora second,andthen

toolson thetapie.Ee rhenhearsthebutchercomingbackend ficpsback down,playingcead.

The butcherreturnswithélargeironshovel,whichheuses to stoxethebodyparvsin thefurnace,

-~hebutcnerthencarvestpupthe lastofEytherand throws him intothefurnace.. XeturnsaroundtoarabPaxtonbut “nsteadseasa SLEDGEHAMMERBELTKIMINTHE FACE.

he manfallsdown,unconscious.Bloodrunsdownhisnead, ontonis whiteapron. Paxtonwipesthebloodcffof his Saceé,grabsaméatcleaver,andleaves.

Paxtonstepsints hallway.Whereverhegoeshe ieaves bicsedyfootprints, leeksaroundfor thestairsbut doesn’tseeit. Suddenlvmehearsthe BLEVATORCOMINS.

alyefreezes.There’snowheretomove.TheelevatorGocrs Ooabiene.«

aqT.SUBVATOR-DAY

ro xs atthe buttons,decidingwhichtopush.

SuddenivtheelevatorstartsSOINGUP.

Supbasement4...3...2...

Paxtonclutchesthemeatcleavertighter.

2HEALEVATCRSTOPS. THE20ORSOPEN.

®GUARD -in ablue suit- helaingamachinegunis amoutto stepinwnen someonecallshim. Heiooksaway,momentarily distracced. Hehasmot yetlookedinsidetheelevator.

Paxtonsquishesasfarto thesideas necan,hidinghis face.

Inthe ha_lwaywenearHORRIBLESCREAMSOFDEATH. Thequard doesn’tever.flinch,it’slikehedoesn’tnoticeit.Paxton peeksupfcr asecondard ccanseearoomwitCa lighton down thenall. He faintlyhearsthecriesofsomeoneheqgingfor mercyina forelionlanguace,followedbymorescreams.

Theguardstilltalkste someonewhoPaxtoncan’tseé. PAXTONTauticusiypushestheDGORCLOSzPatt ororeee he chinksisthe doorclosebutton,sinceit’swrittenin Slevak.

Thegocrsstartto close.Just astheyare abouttoshutthe GQuavaturnsandSEESPAXTON.

Paxtonhideshisfaceas theelevatcrgoesup. Itstops on the@ndfleor.

evaterdoorsopen.PaxtonseesTHC GUARDSstanding

thisflecr,unliketheothers,looksmuchcleanerandnicer andwascrobablyusedfercorporateofficesatonepoint.

Paxtonquietiyslipscutcftheelevatorandintothe first doorwaynes¢es.

202two guards,wearingdarkbluesuits, wa astPaxton'’s room. Theysee thebloodyfoctprintsleadinguptothe closeddecor.

Theykeep walkingby. Wefellowthebloodyfootprintstoa

Paxtonstandsbeninadtnedoor,waitingforthequardspass. Orcethey'regonehe looksaroundtheroom. I:r’saverynice roow,filledwithnotelbathroomamenities.There‘sa4 bathroomwa0 a shower,asink,anda ictof towels.There‘s evena cofte twithfresaprewedcoffea,tea,and cookies. it ookslikehe’s ina fancycnotelroom.There’s averclassicalmusicplayingona C.D.player.

Paxtonsees@ greybusinesssuitlaidouton thebed. A jacket.hat,scarfandglovesare onthecoat rack.

Paxtonlocksat thewindow.A fewwell dressedcuardswal by thecarscutside.Withthemis aPOLICECAR. The offic whe tookdownFPaxton'sreportstandswitnthem,joxingar and sharingacigarette.

The Griversleavetheizxcarsrunning,withtheheaton. Sutsiaeit’spainfullycola.

xXtoOonLooksaraundtneroomang222sthebathroomandthe eanclotheslaidsuton thebed.

-NT. SUBBASSMENTEALLWAY-DAY

4 secondguardwalksdownthehallnear theroomin the basementwherePaxtonwastortured.He seestheemoty securityguard'schair,andwalksovertothetorturethe zoom. The doorisclosed.HehearstheWEIRRSRRof thechain gaw coringfrominside.

The manlooksthreughthedirty,opaquewindew,but it’s coveredwithblood.

7he guardthermwalxsaway.

Faxtoris nowcleanedup -netshowered,butciean enough, and wearingthesuit,whichpresumabiybelongedtethe German. héputs onthe hat,gloves,andscarf,hiding race completely.dethenfindssomethinginthe jacket.

& wadof cash. Anda businesscard: wort.eilleAUNCINGaayceaOeULTTNALSspwe ofbeOCIaw.aa.FOFopteeulcimarcean OeAig.”teaPOTa

AnmrssoS

3ehindhim,A MANIN A SURGEON’SOUTFITAPPEARStNSILHOUSTTS PROMANCTHERDOORWAY.HE SLOWLYweeaAPPRCACHESPAXTONFROM BEATINGey‘ PEs

PFaxtenturnsaroundandse#stneman,startled.

Theclientis AMERICAN.Theman looksathimsel=in a mirror. He'sprokablyabout40yearsold.

TnéCiienmtseesFaxten’sbloodycletnesonthefloor.

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Paxtonturmsto leave.The AmericangrabsPaxton’sarm.

Paxtonlooksarhit, snoecked.

TeaAMERICAN wellGoddamnfor thismoneyit‘d betterbe.What'syouqo for,a ~acal?=urcorean?

THsAMERLCAN Bigspender!vey tolametheygot somethinasvec linedup,but it’sgonnarun “5g’s. But T brougntmorejuodreaincaseIwann deanotnerlap. Sutit’sa real rush,huh?

PaXLOTJuststaresatt+IH.“AiyOoenfou-is)

ac)AXTAEH {German} Never.

Tnequy rei.suphis ¢“oveandshowsPaxtona tattooofa blooagkeundinteundersideofhis forearm.Ir’sthe same oneJoshsaw an theDutchBusinessman

rereTESoFAMERICA.LenTEA, Prettycool,huh? Sowhere’ayou qderyours?Lemmesee.

FSXTO?

TheAwericanstartstetus atPaxcon‘’ssleeve.

Tne GuardsKNOCKonthe door.

whe Americanleaves.Paxtonhearshimin thehallway.

THeAMERICAN(V¥.0.} ALL RIGHT!LET’‘SDOTHiS! ¥ COMEON, MOTHERFUCKER!WHO'SGONNA TAKEMz ON,MOTHERFUCKER!

Paxtonlistensto themanyellingashe disappearsdownthe haliway.Oncethey’regone,mtheslipsoutthedoor.

TaesecondGuarastandsnearthe roomwhereFaxtonescaped from,bythe guard’sdesk.The parnfilmplayson the cClamshel_DVDplayerThe firstguardisnowheretcbe seen. thesecondcuardflicsthe PVDplayershut

Tnesecondguardwalksdowr.=thenall,towardsPaxton’sroom. Heopensthe doarto find-THE FIRSTGUARD,decapitated, a@l.onawiththedeadGerman.ThedeadGerranhasthechain Sawin hishands,makingitlook likehekilledthequard.

Thesecondguardisnet fooled,andknowssomethingwent WYONG

{inteawalkie) We havea probien SomeoneKilled Yuri Where’stneclient?

Cc the Russianguardssrcke,nidinginthe shadows.ThePoliceOfficerdrivesaway. Heseasa towncar with thekeysinside. A Russianguerdcallstnetowncar Griversover totaikto them. Paxtonseeshischance. There'sa towncar outfront,running.Thekeys areim the angine.

Paxtonstepsoutintotheoper air.The guardsareprobably 49 feetaway. if theyAelookeduptheywouldcleariyseehim.

12wnensuddenlyke—“,oahearsaSCREAM,Only thistimeit’sa GIRL SCREAMING. :

Faxctorfreezes.Thescreamsgetlouder,endmorehorrific.

Paxtontakesanothersteptowardsthecar -whenhe hears“ne Girl screamAGAIN.we haveheardthisvoicebefore...

Faxtoxrlooksatthecar,thenbackatthe factory.‘Thenat cmecar. ertured,hefinaliyturnsendgoesbackinside.

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THT. HALLWAY~-DAY

Paxton*cliowsthescreamste& roomwnerehe sees-

THE AMERICANCLIERT,tarturingKANA Herwholefacehas been burnedwith &blowtorch. Oneeyehangsout. The guylooks up a= Paxton,anncyed.

raxtom closesthedoor.

BLAM! FaxtonSEOOTSTHEAMERICANINTHEHEADat pointblank range. The deafeningsoundreverberatesinthesmallroom.

Karnacries,shaking,ixtotalshock. Paxtonshoorsthe mandcurisfree.

The American’sbodyMOVES.Faxtenfiresagain. Thegun is empty.The ménshakeson theground,slowlydying-

Paxtonputs hisccataroundthescantilyciad,bloody,burned mee eeemastn

Her eyestiilhangs cutcfits socket.2axconhelpspush it back in. Theeye fallsoutagain,hangingbysome cerzdons. KaraSCREAMSWILDLY.

PaxtongrabsascalpelandCLTSTHE EY FREE.

EAT.RALLWAY-DAY

A securityquardhearsthegirlscreaminafromtheoutside. He talkswithsome ctherguards.Theycontinuewaikingdown thehall,morepurposefullytristime.

Theguardsetancaroundsmoning. inthebackground,benind them,farin thedistance,PaxtonleadsKanaintea carand drivesaway. Theguardsturnéround,caughtstoguard.

~4T.CAR -DAY

Faxtenfloorsit,speedingoutof thefactorygatesandonto thenighway. Thesmokestackbillowsinthebackarcundwith the burningbodies.

BAT.BROAD-DAY

Paxtondrivesthescar,fast Tnere’sprettymuchonevYoad. Kana,insnock,coversher facewithnerhands,shakino.

Kanaloonsup athim,in totalshock.ShestartsSCREAMING.

BAX TONaalaeest Shhh.Shh...Shh...

TnegirlSCREAMSmoreard triestoopenthe door.

NO,BOCN’T,PLSASE,Kana,please.

Tnegirl screamslouder,withnerfaceinherhands. TM Nextto thegirl,on em(B87)ow,heseestheshoppingkagfull ofbubbiegum:they’roabeJwT.17a)mcarredcabdriver’scar.

Paxtonlocksupin therearview mirror:thecthercaris in sient.

He Floorsit.

Paxtonpassesa signwithKilometermarkersforthetown Tnere’samarkersavingthe trainstationis25 kilometers farrtner,butFaxtonmus:drivethroughthevillagetoget there.

Paxtondrivesupthe samestretchhedid whenhefirst arrivedinthe village.He triestolay low.

Kana,meanwhile,haspassedout. Paxtonslideshexbodya Sitlower,sc peorlecan'tseekerin thewindow.

Hecan’t speedtocfast,buthe drivespasttaxidrivers,wh lookat histown car,abit Suspicicus.

Paxtonstopsat alight. A croupofkidscrossin frentof him. WalkingrightbehindthemisNATALYA. Shewaiks right infront ofPaxton‘’scarili}

Paxconlocksdown,tryingtohidehis eyes. Natalyaturns andwavesto someone.SYETLAKAcatchesupto her,alongwith ALEX- THEGUY THEYMETIN AMSTERDAM.

SuddenlytheOTHERTOWNCAR approachesfromkehindintne rearview. He looksinfrontof him- NATALYA,SVEZSLANAAND ALEXwalk,whenNatalyaCDROFSHERPHONE.She pendsdownto cickit up.

Paxtonlooksinthe rearview. Theothercar isgetting Closer.

hatealyapopsupandPaxtorRUNSTHEREDLIGHT,CROSSINGOVER a UANE,anddrivesintoan alley.She cusseshimoutas he drivesaway,motrealizingwhoitis she’syellingat.

BAT.BACHALLEY -DAY

in themiddleofthe alleyPaxtonseesTHEGANGOF 10YEAR CLD¥IDS sightir.themiddleoftheread. Hestops hiscar. Theywalx towardsthehim,heldingpipes,bottles,and

PaxtorlooksatKana:she'sunconscious.Thetinyleadkid, whoaCoshgavehisgun Lo,approachesthewindew,staringat FaNToOn.

Faxtonlooksaround,ferWD (Bagpon,anything.Onthefloor}&8)

sees:theisheapingmaataameemiDOywit|,bubsoun.

The towncar trailingFamtor.turnsintethealley.Asthe carapproaches,thesecurityguardinthetowncarsee tne one 1inthemiddlecftheroad,

The tewncar stops,honkina.Thekidasdon'tmove.

Zeokup athim, andaon’tmove.

Tneotherthuggetsout ofthe driver'sseat,wavingagun.

(inSlovas} Movenlche—Fuck”out-ofaCre}.wav.-Now.*,

irorooonenly,cau]&BEREICHsmashesontothebacxwindshield,startling

pescksSaiidownfromthesky. The guysturnaroundandFIRE &ta Duilding,wherekidsthrowSricasatthemfromthe YOCrrToan.

Beforetheguysknowwhatto dobricksraindownon then, hitkingbothcfthemin thehead. Thequysfallto the ground.

Thegangof kidsinthe streetallgrabbricksandrocksand throwthematthe gangster e thugslieon theground, unconscious.

Thecangof kidspeatthethucstc deatnwithbricks. The “umpupand downonthe towncar,victecriousiysmashingit.

Thetinyleadkid watchesfromthesidelines,blowingbupble gam. A friendrunsuptothe tinyleader,holdingabloody wick,andthetinyleaderhandshima pieceofgum. The friendcepsitin hismouthandrunsbackto thefigne.

Paxtondrivesas fastashe canalonga twolane,dirty highway HeS228 8signfor thetrainstation,butbefore it,a roadblock. Policecarsnavenlockedoff thercad, checkingpassportsofeverydriverwhopassesthroughtothe trainstation.

Paxtonslowsdewn. Kanastaresdownat thefloorin shock.

Snestartste cryand slinksdownintheseat.

We'regommadothis. Shh...

Paxtonslowsdown. Heis thenextcar inlineto be checked.

Theposiceofficerscheckthepassportofthedriver infront ofFaxton. Thepoliceshewthe passperttoaTHESCARREDCAB DERIVES,whostandswitht

Thedriverleansout thewindow,gesturingthathe’s irritatedthathe’sgoingtomi8shis train.His twokids, mayse§ and10,sit inthe carwithhim.The scarredcab driverstartstawingattheguy. Theyget intoit alittle.

abdrivergrabetheguy byhis shirt,roughing he guyholdsup hisarmsinnocently,apologizing. Axtonwatches,horrified.

The cepsleethequyge, andmovethecar along. The tuxsns7OFaxton,andwalkstowardshiscar.

icecificergestureshimtonoveforwardwithhis cuub. CarsstartHOKKINGATPAXTON.The cardoesn’tmove.

Tnepelicecfficerwalksovertothewindowand wespin aroundtorevealthat...

PAXTONANDTHEKANA AREGONE Trepolicemanlooksup,and seesnotningbuttheweeds anda lone,Longlineof cars.

EX’.“WOODS-DAY

FraxtcnandFanesuntnroughthewoods,comingupto afence oythe trainstation.Theycrawlthreugna holeinthe fence andappreachthestation.

oXT.TRAINSTATION - TAY

PoliceandRussianmafiaareeverywhere,oneveryplatform, watchingtheentrancetoeverytrain.

hana.GOxXSaround,terrified.Shefollowscloselybenind Paxton,clingingtonim.

Paxtonseesatrainget e@adyayteleave,buttherearetoo manymafiaguysandpoliceof?ficerswatching.

FaxtenandKamaGurkbacx,nearan office.

ckingforanopenine. The lascaughthereye:

Iv7’SHERREFLECTICN,intheglass.Thisisthefirsttime sxe'sseenherselfburnedandmutilated.Shestopsdeadin hertracksandstarescloserQatherreflectioninherror. Hexburnedskin. Hsrmissingeye. Heroncebeautifulface Tutilatedbeyondrepair.

KanawalxspastPaxton,outontocheplatformlikea zombie, intheopen.

wwheiooksbacxatPaxtonandpointstoancutboundcrain Waitingtsgo. Anincomingtrainapproachesthestation. réoplestandup,gettingreadytoboardit.

ButKanakeepswalking.

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axtonleoksat thedepartingtrain,andthepelicemenanda mafia guysquardingit.When helooksbackat theplarform RANA25SGONE.

he incomingtreinthundersintotnestation.raxtonhearsa crowdGASE InEGRROR,ASHANA RUNSANDTHROWSHERSELFIN FRONTCFTHs INCOMINGTRAIN

The wnclestaticnscreams.Bloodsplatterseverywhere, Causinga massivediversicn.EVERYONErunsovertosee what happened,eventheRussianmafiaquys. Paxtonusesthis opportunitytorun ONTO THE DEBARTINGTRAIN.

aNT. TRAIN+DAY

Paxtonhidesin thebathroom,lockingthedoor. Outsidehe can hearpeoplescreeningand¢crying,andyellingtoeach ether inCzechandRussian

He staysin therecomuntilthetrainstartstomove. Hesits there,holdingnimselfuc,crying,shaking.Aftera few minuteshe cpenstnedoor

Paxtonlookssutside:it’sjustiandscepespeedingpy.He looksaroundthe traincar;nomafiacuysor policeofficers appearto beanywhere.

Paxtonsitsdown if.aseatinan opencar,whichholdsabout 3u-40basSergers.He closeshiseyes,hidirghisface innis hat andscarf.

Sudden-yhehearsa voice. Intheaisiehe seesa hand, talkingte amanwith thefoodcarcz.

VOICE Nothankyou, prefextouse my nands.

Faxtoncan’tpe~ seveit.Heknowsthat voice,it’s the Dutchbusinessman.

Paxtongetsup. He walxsdowntneaisle,approachingthe seat...

and tzrereheis.The onewhokilledJosh,andprobably Sythor,sittingthere,eating lunch withhes hands.The DutcnBusinessman.

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hebusinessmanonthetrain,tellingtheguys“Youcan pay todo anything.A-ny-thine."

CENom,.7 7 ~ cr ~ cackingoisme“isemom - ThebusinessmanstandinacverJosh’scorrse, 3ok ary . . = neaslike& curilcusaod

heHuntingbusinesscardwiththe$25,000Amr.cizciea.

Thebusinessmanlocksupfromais food,feelinglike someone's watching him...butPaxton isgone

TNT.EATEROOM- DAY

Paxtoncatcheshisbreethin thebathroom.He can’tbelieve thisguy'shere. Paxton&pullsthescalpelfromhispocket dputs it|upshisReesieéve.eleerrs

SMT.TRAINSTATIONIN CENTRALEUROPE-DAY

The trainstepsata majormetrepol SETSEs Themansters offthetrai

Ya stayin Paxton’sPOVasthemanwaiks throughthecrowd. Paxtongetsthe scalpelready.He'sgoingto stabtheman, rightthere,in frentcfeveryone.Paxton’spossessed.

NMhenfromthecrowdhenearsa voice.

The businessmanisgreetedbyanaderablelittlegirl,who runs overtehim andgiveshima bighug. She’sthe little Girlwhosepicturehe smowedtothecuys. Sheleoks adorable,ina littlepeacoatamdyellowscarf. The Dutch businessmanpicksherupand=wirls heraround,smotnexing her tmkisses. Henandshera teddybear,muchto her dalign

& LimeDrivermeetsthemandtakestheirbags. They talkin Duten. Theman gesturesthatheneedstousethe pathroom.

Paxtonwatches,shocked.Thegirlhuegingherfathermakes eye contactwithPaxton.Heturnsaway,hidinghis eyes.

Paxtonmillsaround,tryingtoactlikehe’s goingsomewhere orlootingfersomeone,whilenevertakinghiseyesoff the businessman.

Thedriverwalkstowardstheparkedlimewiththe bags,as theDutchbusinessmanandhis daughterheadforthe Pathreoms.Faxtonfollowsthem,butnottec close.

Thelittlegirlneedstc usethebatnmroom,whichisadjacent Lothe men’sroom._Thefathertriestogo inwith her,but shepusheshimaw sayingshe’sa biggirl,and shecan go pyherself.seef_a

Thebusinessmankissesthegirlandwatcheshergo intothe bathroom,teddybearinhand.Thebusinessmanthengoesinte chemen’sroom.

Welingerback,itmPaxton’sP.O.¥V.,asthemangoesintothe Hen’sroom. WeFollowhimthroyuchthedocrway,intethe pathrcoom,pastthesink,te@itneof stalls,untilweare Standingrightcutsidethestallwherehesits.

Westayom thedocr fora iococorngdbear.

ovr.STALL- DAY

TheDutchbusinessmansitsonthetcilet. Uelooksup at the rv. AnysecondweFee. thisthingcculdkickopen. at

"esee thefootstepsofsomeon®gertingintothestallnex rohim. We don’tseewho itis. We custseethe shoes.

TheTrutchbusinessmantakeshiscellphoneoutofhispocket. H@diaisa rumber,butaccidentallydropshisphone.It bouncesonthefleerand slidesintothestailnextto him.

BUSZNESSMAN

i’mSOrry,excuseme...

Alter+,aaaloosoccengbeat,aDlack,glovedhandsiidesthe phoneback.

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IMT.SATHRZOOM-DAY

TreDurcnpusinessmanexitsthestallamomentlater,and washeshis handsattne sink.

We seethe otherstaiidooropen. A vaircfblackshoes, exacilythesamecnesthatPaxtontookfrom thechangines room,exitthestall. We staywithtnefeet,Low tethe grour as theyslowlywalktowardsthesink,approachingthe businessman

imthemirror,we seea closeupcf theLusinessman.The backgroundslowlyracksintetoFocusto revealthatright Dehindhim is-

ANOTHERBUSINESSMAN.Someonewe'venevermet,wholeans into The Sinknextto theDutchbusinessman,towashhishands. They nodhellote eackother

Tre Dutchbusinessmandrieshisnandsoratoweland exits.

BZT. SATEROOM-DAY

The Dutchbusinessmanstandsbytheentrancetothewomen’s room,waitingforhis daugnter.

The cocrcpensanda wWorTenexits.

The Dusinessmanwaitsforhalfaminutelonger.Nothing happens.

A Olderwomanexits,drascaingWoLhersuitcasewithher,

The olderwomanshrugsandkeerswalking.

~he businessmancpensthedoor,andcallsin.

He stepsinside,asa prettywomanexits.

PRETTYWOMAN

TheSusinessmanstepsinside,abitembarrassed,

INIT.WOMEN’SBATERCOM-DAY

Ho one’sinthere. keslowlywalksdownthe stalis,lightly rusnringthedceorscpen.

BUSTNESSMAN

ae opensanctherone.And another.Ardanother. Noone’s cn there.Hefinallycomestothelast stall,andpushesthe dooronento fina-

HERTEDDYBEAR. Sittingontop ofthetoilet.

STATIONINCENTRALEUROPE-~DAY

TheBatchBusinessmanlooksaround,panicked.

H€gradspeop_eand triestodescribeher.They haven’tseen her. Keiooksaroundat thetrains2eaving.Thetaxis takingoff. - *- Sislimcdriverwaitsforhim. She's-ot withhimeither.

9hh

Themanscreamsferhis daughter,panicking.Hegrabsa policeofficer,ramblingabouthismissinegirl,gesturin andpointingwildly.

BAT.ATRPORT~2AY

Botaxi-puiisurby thecurh. ‘esee twofeetget cut. A glovednandtossesablocdyyellowscarfintothe ‘rasn, followedbytheplackgloves. Wemoveup andsee Paxucn cntctheairportterminal.

Thepolicesearchalloverfor thegirl.Copsare everywhere. % The2uctchpusinessman clutesing=Be ootpeufagiythwo

B few detectivescan’tseemtofindthewordsto consoie-hinm.

DISSOLVETO**

Thebusinessmansitsinth sameposition,:withtheteddy bearinhis hands.His driverurges¢numteleave.He‘5 Stiaicrying,inshock. Hewon’tgo home.The policestill interviewpeople.

DISSCLVEtfOrad

ERT.TRAINSTATICNINCENTRALEUROPE~NIGHT

Thebusinessmansitsaloneintheenptytrainstation,fHrdthe Saméposition,cryingodwiththestuffedanimal.

HiNT.beAIRFLANE-NIGET

Paxton‘sitsonaplane,towardstneback.A stewardess offershinabeverage.

Water,Diease. Thankvou.

toa)aSs!fusaajutaoaSl|ctir’iDxii?iDryAETastesAElp.

STEWARDESS

Not really.

Paxtoncloseshis eyes,tryingtcgetsomesleep. A figure SCUSSTSSNeXtpestnim, gettingtoherseat. We can’tsee tne person,she’sjust@blur efclothing

Sorry,I trymotte wakeyou.

Paxtonopensnis eyesandnextte himsees-

THE BUSINESSMAN’SDAUGHTER,WITAHERTHROATSLITFROMEARTO EAR, SMILINGATHIM. SHESMILESWITHALLHER TEETHSHOWING AND HEREYESWIDEOPEN.

PAATONSCREAMS.

Tne Scewardessshakeshim.Hewakasup. He wasdreaming. He looksnextto himandseesa man,whehe haswoker up. In fact,he haswokenup a lozofpeopleon theplane,aliof whem stareathim,aggravated.

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