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NIGHT - BEDROOM HOUSE- GUESTCANYON NICHOLS INT.

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LATER SEVERALDRINKS CORNERBOOTH- INT.

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TWILIGHT - · BASEBALLDUGOUT

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NIGHT GUEST HOUSE- EXT.. HARMONY'S

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NIGHT - BEDROOM SUITE - HARRY'S HOTEL INT.

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down. Get PERRY.GAY.

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he? is Where HARRY

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CUT TO: woods. frozen the into forward, trudge They

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lot? a happen thing of sort this So, (beat) Me neither. HARRY

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trees. the Into BOLT. they Then -- briefly one, with

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a like water the from DRESS emergesFLOWER IN A GIRL a As

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hard: Swallows uneasy. shifts, Harry

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foul. mood: Perry's shivering. soaked, still Harry"s him Beside sweats. of pair dry a donned He's PERRY.drives.

embankment. the way up his Stomps fuming. turns, He

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me? of Picture HARRY

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PERRY STAND, STUNNED ANDHARRY

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? •• Officer Hello? Hello? HARRY

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BRIDAL GOWN A INHARMONY,

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NIGHT SUITE - HARRY'S HOTEL INT. - DAY PRESENT

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MINUTESPREVIOUS 40 - RITE-AIDFLASHBACK:

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um -- but my schedule, check to have I'd HARRY

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IN THE BATHROOM -HARRY INTERCUT-

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NIGHT DRIVING - - WITH GAYPERRY - EXT. STREET

phone his out fumbles Harry not. or in believed it's fuck the whether there, be to THE THING continues

as blanket, a grabs closet, the to Runs bathroom. the of out barreling comesHARRY

lake the in it threw I I~·· Gun, HARRY

gun." the "find me, with it Say gun. the find to have you Next, body. the wrap First: LISTEN. AND SHUT UP GAYPERRY

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NIGHT DRIVING - - CAR INT.

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NIGHT - LIQUOR HOLLYWOOD RAMON'S INT.

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NIGHT - BLVD HOLLYWOOD ·EXT.

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NIGHT - GUEST·HOUSEHARMONY'S EXT.

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NIGHT - HALL ENTRY - PARTY INT.

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NIGHT - HOLLYWOOD DRIVING - CAR - INT.

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NIGHT ~ SILVERLAKE EXT. STREET -

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park. the into Harmony heads

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go. I Here Okay. HARMONY

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PERRY THERE'S HE IS, THERE

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WITH HARRY - THE STAIRS

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EXITS THE VEHICLE.HARRY CUT: TIME

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THE EXECUTIONER HARRY,

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house: same the outside from remote a doing NEWSWOMAN, A TV

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(beat) HARRY(cont'd)

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SAME - HALLWAY HOTEL INT.

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DAWN ENTRANCE,... HOTEL EXT. STREET -

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hand. your Watch HARRY

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WITH HARRY.AND PERRY - DRIVING - FOUNTAIN AVENUE

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MURDER OF ART SIMPLE THE - DAY FOUR

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NIGHT STREET - EXT. DOWNTOWN

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ANGLEON CAR CUT TO: OVERHEAD

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gentlemen. Good evening, VOICE (O.S.)

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home. SLAMSit gun, the He palms

102 •

• me It's hi. Perry, (O.S.} HARMONY

ON THE PHONE -HARMONY & GAYPERRY INTERCUT-

What? GAYPERRY

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•• ?HOME At At ••• PERRY GAY

home. At (0.S.) HARMONY

you? are hell the Where GAYPERRY

104 •

• Smiles ••• LISTENS ear, his to it Puts phone.

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Dexter

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Harry • HARRY

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Perry: and Harry to .Waves coat. his into He shrugs

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on • DEXTERlooks testicles. Harry's on them Plops ELECTRODES. to gel Applies ••• tune holiday a hums AURELIO

NIGHT -ROOM THERAPY--- DEXTERCLINIC INT.

door. the for BOLTS moving. She's -- Nothing ••. Listens

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phone cell newly-bought her on Harmony,

SAME TIME - KITCHEN HARMONY'S INT.

••• a magician be to ••• Used ... HARRY

though. Good hands, Harry. Sorry, DEXTER

him. save to service cleaning carpet a asked He just AURELIO

WITH HARMONY THE STREET - ACROSSMEANWHILE,

addicts. Drug please. oh, -- mourners Ostensibly

· SUITS. DARK in natty DUDES, all four van, the around

Arrayed doors. the-mortuary toward backs VANA TRANSPORT

NIGHT ESTABLISHING - -BROS. MORTUARYEXT. LEHRMAN

over ••• and over hand; his of fingers FLEX the to begins He him. A TIC betrays •. impassive PERRY, seemingly

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man. you, in it You got it. face Dude, GAYPERRY

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box. black the WIRES to trailing two attachesORDERLY The

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BOX. black ominous an carrying ENTERSORDERLY an departs,

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based Angeles Los judge won't you hope you, met have to Glad -- course of Harry, DEXTER

107 •

If Huh? it? say just you Why can't GAYPERRY

SHUT UP. Enough. AURELIO

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tell? you Who did•• ? Knows Else. Who. AURELIO

Perry: leaving never GUN Harry, to calmly speaks Aurelio

SAME - ROOM" "THERAPY - DEXTERCLINIC INT.

bitch. the burn Let's DEXTER

says: Nods, ••• fall to starting RAIN, up. He looks

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approaches apes the of

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again. As THE DERRINGERfires .

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LEGS. Perry's between from unbelievably, leaps,FLAME OFA TONGUE

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mouth-~! Goddamn your Shut AURELIO

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do. to say you nothing do will I AURELIO

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a through Slides alley. an of out flying comes HARMONY

NIGHT - DRIVING - EXT. HIGHWAY

••• shape bad in Harry's forward, Struggling DELUGE. the into door, the through PERRY burst &HARRY

NIGHT - SIDE EXIT - EXT. DEXTERCLINIC

CUT TO: PEELS OUT. and rubber gets

She -- Shouting doorway. the of POURINGout Men, Chaos.

IGNITION the Keys mirror. the Checks belt. her Snaps ·off. Brake, seats. the over FLINGS herself She

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right. we're No way, God ••• Oh, HARMONY

whisper: reverent a down it directs penlight, a Clicks •

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the spots Harmony cacaphanous. isDRUMMING the here, In

AREA CARGO - VAN INT.

-- handle the Lifts undetected. DOOR, VAN the approaches She fine. just Harmony Suits

building. the inside just huddled SUITS, Dexter's

RAIN, A DOWNPOUR - PARKINGLOT -EXT. MORTUARY

him. round slung arm Harry's door, the for He heads

Corne on. chief. say, you ·Anything GAYPERRY

••• breakfast for out ••• them spit and ••• beatings ••• take I HARRY

pants. his up down. • • Pulls Reaches . groans Harry

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•. fast BLACKSEDAN, closing A -- breath sharp a draws mirror, her in glances She

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away? get you how'd my God, Oh, HARMONY

me. It's GAYPERRY (O.S.)

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HER phone. ring: another Suddenly, gone. He's Click--!

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off. Show her town. the on out daughter your take I else Or HARMONY

else? Or (O.S.) DEXTER

on them. scratch a Without HARMONY

friends. your want you me guess: Let • ) S ( 0 • DEXTER

daughter. your got I HARMONY

Happy Holidays. Harmony! Hello, (O.S.) DEXTER

it: for fumbles She again. Rings intercom. free hands a van, the into Built her. startles PHONERINGS, The

WITH HARMONY - SUV INT.

• coffin the with along Expelled

FLUNGLOOSE--!HARMONY,

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seconds; 5 back the.clock Now let's.wind Good. it? Got

lights. Christmas with Festooned Spotlighted. freeway. the over limp dangling hand girl's One dead

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gotta.go. on my tail, They're Shit. HARMONY

112 •

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-- looks Stops, car. the in halfway GUNMAN, The

HARMONY--! HARRY

knees. his to falls Nearly He slumps. a mess. he's tortured, been he's We realize weaving. bobbing, -- Harry

by-~! whooosssshing TRAFFIC below, OVERPASS. the near They

wheezing. Huffing, stumbling. and/or Come charging ·.

skull-deep~ HER, CREASES shit. Oh, her. tags A bullet POW--! clean. away gets Almost

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rush a in all 5 pages, next the now accelerate; Events

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-- leg her CRUNCHES door the gift: Parting

THE SEDANTAKES OFFMEANWHILE,

up. getting not Perry's

brutal. Awkward, seconds. stark Three.

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PIERCED. staggers. PERRY grunts, Then

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changes. world entire the seconds, three In Fuck. hit. gets everybody Bang-bang,

impact. registers chest Perry's · target. on dead Also

back ••• fires badguy unhelpful the life, his of second last the in Unfortunately,

down. him Blows gunman. the out takes Perry Perfect.

-- blooming materializing,

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down! ! get Jesus, PERRY GAY

up ••• coming GUN smoothly, spins, reacts: guy The

Survive." Will MUSIC: "I

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BACK WITH HARRY - OVERPASS

meanwhile and call, a placed just having to Oblivious

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trembling: lips, her Only ... corpse seeming a lies, She

WITH HARMONY IN THE TUNNEL- BELOW,

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goes. Down he under. from out whisked ~egs, SLIPS .• !

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his of out Half .38 feet, his to Stumbles freaks. Harry

Harmony. off finish to Back

direction. BACKthis Heading -- on-ramp an onto swinging slowing, It's yet. through THE SEDANisn't shit. Oh,

MILE AWAY 1/4 POV: HIS .

-- does he DOWNRANGE, look a cast to him tells Something

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HARMONY WITH TUNNEL- - UNDERNEATH

me •• ! to this do don't You shit, HARRY

dumbstruck. Staring, PUSH IN ON HARRY--

hand ••. Perry's from slips GUN the response, in if As

! UP GET Perry, HARRY

were • legs his THE WALLwhereSLAMS car the SIDEWAYS,as UP AND himself flings Simply think. doesn't Harry

chance. a fucking hasn't

he finished, s It' him. TOP of on Right DEXTER.HARLAN

stunned ONE, he'sANOTHER car. speeding 8

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awareness. his in richochets The words

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••• audible scarcely Then, .•• first STATIC at He frowns.

? Harmony .• HARRY

button: the depresses he reason, or sense Beyond says. itHARMONY,

? •• hell Who the -- ID window flashing the regards Numbly dented. PHONE, lying Perry's Sees

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him. Kills ! •• UPWARD FIRES man. the Sees

down ••• sheeting RAIN, upward. head his HARRYjerks weapon. a drawing DEXTERappears,

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FALLS. •.• vibrates ••• jitters it ON THE REVOLVER:

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freeway. the above SUSPENDShim she as grip, A lover's

him clutching one the she's that grave, the beyond from

reached she we think second, lunatic a for maybe, And

RONNIE DEXTER'S DEADHAND. onto Hanging

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No. HARRY

him at .38 the flaps just Harry and pistol his for Goes HARRY. Sees away. foot a out, Gets

glass. a malted Like inside. blood with Frosted window. back the nose: his from An inch head. his Rolls

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GUNemerging down, window car Nothing. Another. BANG. night. the in Echoing BANG. He TRIGGERSA SHOT.

l HARMONY! HARRY

•.• stirring HARMONY, sedan. speeding On theDOWNDRAWS HE ••• pain in grimacing hand, girl's dead the Clutching

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ka-chuk--! Stops, feet. 5 Plunges DROPS.ABRUPTLY

118 •

• allergic I'm down, cat that Put ? .• Huh HARRY

fingers? How many hand) one up (holds back~ Welcome Hi. HARMONY

Harmony: sees He blinks, flickering. window, the outside NEON to focus Rack OPEN eyes His ON HARRY: CLOSE

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••• really not well, •••Um HARRY

a bullet! stopped It Way cool! hands} . her (claps HARMONY

• GOSSAMER JONNY a paperback: withdraws -- hit bullet the

SPOT EXACT The •.. pocket his into reaches he Painfully,

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hit! you're Harry, Jesus, HARMONY

jacket. Harry's RUPTUREin a mid-chest Spots nods. She

You okay? HARRY

smile:· lop-sided a Manages her. beside He flops was. always HARRY, it it's course, of then, and -- blinks She

image. same exact the cover, book the -- appears GOSSAMER JONNY and LIGHTNINGflashes as breath sharp a Draws

WATCHING:HARMONY, WITH EXT. UNDERTHE OVERPASS-

Finished. done. All There. HARRY

119 •

sister. your murder didn't Dexter PERRY GAY

throat: his Clears attention. full their got Now he's

it. li~e gonna not uh, You're, it. of All scoop. the got 'I Yeah. GAYPERRY

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saying: Harry, it's IN, CUTS NARRATION the Suddenly

Harmony. Hello, Goddamn present. your that's jail, fucking in not You're PERRY GAY

slick? my present, Where's Hey-hey! HARRY

threshold. the over himself He rolls bound. Wheelchair PERRY. GAY -- up look they door, the TAP-TAP at a There's

that. about you told he believe can't I HARRY

groans: Harry area. groin his Indicates

your--? How are okay? You feeling HARMONY

120 •

own life. her took She (beat) box ••• Pandora's off lid the tore memories, repressed triggered ••. it Seeing much. too was it -- new one shiny now the one, old the First fathers. Both PERRY GAY

hand: Harmony's takes ANDNOW: Perry HERE

••• BOLTS turns, window, the backward.from JENNA stumbles

appear. would how it that's

remember, own daughter, his .with bed in l . . . • t Saw Dexter Together. them. saw and ••• calling came sister your One night,

table. a on WIG resides the now, For PINK-HAIRED girl.

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VERANDA FLASH TO: A MOONLIT

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HARMONY

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daughter his impersonate to her using He was know it. you crazy, that's ••• No

head: her shakes ••• working mouth Harmony stares,

you . kill oughtta I that And for (beat) future. their away You took HARRY

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