"THE FACULTY" (1998)

THE FACULTY

(a.k.a THE FEELERS)

by Kevin Williamson

Draft dated 1/5/98

The.morning sunbeats downon a highschool footballstadium. It has a smalltown feel. Enclosedby a trackcourt, ithas metal bleacherson eitherside, It is morningbut thesun is already hotand blistering. ·

A largeman, 40's, canbe seenwalking aiongthe-emptyfield. He drinksfrom a bottleof water, This isCOACH WILLIS, A hardman. Difficult. He stopsto fuss witha water sprinklerhead. Be jigglesit,tugs on it.Ee can'tseem to· get itto work.

Hepulls.on it somemorewhen somethingtakes hisattention. Somethingin thebrittlegras~. Hereaches forit, curious, knocking overhis bottlewater in theprocess.

COACH WILL'.!:$..'(~con.t..'-,d-3·· Whatthe,.. . ..

The Coach scoopssomethingup inhis hands.

A picturesquesmall.townschool. A buildingcomposedof red brickand tradition. The perfectrep~esentationof everythinggood andtrue insmall townlife.

A sign·sitsin front.

"WELCOMETO JEFFERSONHIGH! HOME OFTHE FIGHTING PATRIOTS!"

Itis still earlyand there.arebuta few peoplemoving a.bout.·An olderwoman inher 50's,petite, almostfrail, moves throughthe frontd~ors, Thisis MP.S,OLSON.

Mrs. Olsonmoves down.·thedimcorridor.•Themorning sun finds itsway throughwindows,casting shaftsof .lightsalong the ~ty corridor. ·

~s. Olsonrou~ds acorner andruns into••• .... J?~XNC.IPALDRAKE ~J.... Mid 40's. Sternbut attractivewi:tha.toughsexinessabout h'er.Mrs• Olsonjumps:_.

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MissDrake. You scaredme.

You're late,Mrs.Olson. Thelibrary opens at 8:00andyou're to arrive•..

Miss Drake staresather. A slightsmileemerges.·

MRS.OLSON....,., Yes, 'sir'.

ThePrincipal carrieson,leavingMrs. Olson.

Mrs. Olson comesarounda corridor. The hallsare empty except for a janitorthatmovesabout sluggishlyin the distance. Mrs. Olsoncomes to a setof doubledoors. The sign above reads "LIBRARY".

Mrs. Olsonjugglesthe chainand padlock_t,hatsecurethe door. She unlocksit withher keys an¢{opensthedoor and stepsinto the darklibrary.

Mrs.Olson stopsto wrapthe chain andlock aroundthe inside handleof the doorand thenhits thelights. T~eli~raryis illu.>ni.nated.

:C-tisa l:>igand. vastroomlinedwithrowsandrows of .books·. There are many nooksandcrannysthat host tablesandwork cubicles andcomputers.

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Mrs.Olson movesthrough thelibrary.tothe circulationdesk. Sheplops down herthingsand then proceedsher~~rning. ritualof openingthe library. Shemoves past a windowand opensthe blinds•.

MRS, OLSON "Didn'tknow howlost I wasunt:il..I found you."

Through thewindow, thecoach canbe seen onthe football field nearby. Ee's stillfusseswith the sprinklersystem. Mrs. Olsonmoves on toanotherset of doors. She unchains them also. She movesto a seto·foutdoorexit doors. Q'nlocksit,then checksit out. She pusheson the door. It sticks. ·

Shepushes harder.••thedoorri.psopenand ;shecomesfaceto facewith CoachWillis. Mrs. Olsonjumps. :TheCoach stands inthe doorway. Eis faceflush andsweaty.

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fountain'stheclosest.

Library's notopen foranother halfhour.

The Coachsmilesat her. It'sa forced·smile...Hemovespast her. Mrs•. Olsonclosesthedo~r, placingthe_chainand lock on theinside handle. ·

Shemoves to thethez:mostatandchecksits readingwhilethe Coachmakes hisway to thewater fountain. Hebends down and begin~to guzzlewater. His eyes glanceover toMrs, Olson.

Mrs. Olsonmoves to thecirculationdesk,when she turns around shefinds thecoach st~ndingrig~tbehind her. He's just alittle too close·forher.

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Mrs.Olson looksat himlike he'sfrom anotherplanet.

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· You okay,Coach:

He nods. He turnshis attentiontotha paper cutterthat sitson the counter. He. movestoit,raises itsa.rmand bringsit down. SWIIIICKK! Mrs.01son eyes himstrangely.

He nods again,turning,movingtoward theexit door.

Mrs. Olsonturns andmoves behindthe circulati~ndeskwhen, sets down herkeyswhen •••

_Suddenly,the lightsgo out. Darknessenvelopesthe.room. Mrs.Olson ~pinsaround,her eyes quick1ytryingto adjustto theroom.

Shelooks about•••nothing,Suddenly,a WRESTLINGof·phains takes her attention.It comes fromthe.exitdoor. Shemoves to it.

Coach'?

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Sheapproaches thedoor tofind noone there. Just the chainsslightlyRATTLING. She noticesthe chainhas been woven throughboth exitdoors withthe lock affixed. She's been locked in. A growingconcerngrows acrossher face. She moves acrossthe room totheschool corridorexit,

She walksquickly••• shediscoversittoo·:·hasbeeriloc~ed. She's trappedin. Shepusheson the door. She fills.her pocket forthe keys butthen,remembers•••

She looksback to thecirculationdeskwhere the keyslay. She'sfrightened•.She turnsto the e~itdoors andknocks on them. She looks throughthesmall window,·thehallsare stillempty. · · ·

Mrs.·ors onturnsbackto thecirculationdesk. She moves for thekeys when •••

··.£0AeB-W.J;;tI.-I'S,-· Lookingfor these? ,-· ·-

She turns tofind theCoach. Heholds thekeys in hishand.

..~..:i.,~.......~-_,. COACHWILLIS

Iwanted a moment alonewithyou.

Mrs. Olsonstareshim down.

I'm sureyou've readyour schoolhandbook on appropriatefacultyconductso please give me thosekeysand avoidthe harassmentcharge.

The Coach.holds.them out.

He standsstill, forcing Mrs.Olson to reachfor them. She doesn'tmove. A stalemate •.

~ut them onthe counter.

The Coachsmiles,then setsthem on the~ounter. A moment. Mrs.Olson reachesfor themwhen the•••·

COACHLUNGES FORWARDM1DGRABS MRS.OLSON'.S'BYHERARM YANKINGE'ERUPONTO THECOUNTER. j I

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She SCREAMSBLOODYMURDER asthe C~ach·dragsher alongthe counter.tothe papercutter~ He ra~ses·theblade.

Hepulls Mrs.Olson's headup·to thecut~er. SheWRENCHES andKICKS. Shestrikesout at theCoach·. E'eloseshis footing. Mrs. Olson fallsto thefloor and takesoff· running.

The Coachrecovers. He takesthe paper cutterblade andrips it from itsbase, creating.a.sword.He startsafterMrs. Olson.

Mrs. Olsonracesthrough·rowsand rowsof books-shelves. She finds..her~elfgetj:in~dee.Ee;.anddeeperintothelibrary. _.,~She·stops,triesto·,cc:::intrci·r1rs~-terrified..bre<11,thingasshe listensfor theCoach~ ·····;··~,~----,~··..····'· ··-

Shemoves fromrow to row,her facefrightened. suddenly, shehears•••

The voiceis coming fromthe otherside ofthe book shelf. She movesfurther down,·1ookingthroughtheshelf asshe goes, tryingto seethrough tothe otherside.

Suddenly,the cutterblade comesslicingout,.justmissing her. She SCREAMS,then racesdown thenarrow aisle, The bladesticking outof·theb<?okshelf,as if chasingher.

Mrs.Olson reachesthe end'ofthe aisle,spins aroundthe cornerto anotheraisle. She movesbetween two largebook shelves,flyingdown it,·She reachesthe e~d. It's a culde sac. A dead-end,·She turnsback aroundand looksto .the end •••toseetheCoachcoming. Buthe's not•••allis quiet.

A long agonizingmoment. And then,from behindta hand reaches throughthe bookshelf and·grabsher by.herhair.

The hand ripsback, pickingher upand draggingher through. the shelf••• books_crashtotheflooras herentire bodyis.· forced throughthe shelf,finallydisappearingfrom view. One lastSHRIEK fromMrs. Olson,then thelibrary goesdeadly quiet. ·

The schoolhas co~eto lifeas firstperiod approaches.

STUDENTSare everywhere•••com;i.ng,going--racingacross campus. MusicROCKS fromevery directionas theCAMERA is assaultedby thestudentsof JeffersonSigh.

A-young boy,PACEY, walksalone,his bookbag slung overhis shoulder. CLOSE ON EISFACE. Almost fifteen. Cute but still in thegawky stage.

He hears acar racingup behindhim. Rockmusic BLARING. He turns,recognizes it,dropsoff the-sidewalk, behinda bush, takinganother route.· . ·

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At thefar fence,beyondthe goal post,Pac~y appears. His smallframe slipsthroughan openingin the chain-linkfence ashe takes a shortcut acrossthefield. Be lookstoward theground. He'sthe kindo.fguywho watcheshis·feet ashe

He moves acrossthe field,kickingat the groundwhen something stopshim. He. spotssomethingontheground. Be kneels down,curious. The.toeof his shoedigs at something.

Jr:.:es,averallitLie1von1likestd:JsLances.No-moreLl:a!'i=t,,o 4.ftciieslong,theyappea::·d;z::yandfla:ttened,embeddedinthe- g:r~ss:)I.diit:.l?c£eeJp+cks.at;oneuithhi:,fingezt.ips.He pr.:ces1 cloose,scoop1ngit:tipin·hi.5hanel.IleplaJs,dt;J.. it, ~hszes a salt.fleshi11esstoit.Pa~ey sringsit ta kis, nos-1aadsniffs atit l.rho;u~••

A;S!Jil\.flOHliE':'E.."".:F:S:BEBDiORI!!_

(VOICE.. (off '-'.'arnera) What areyou dojpg7

Pasey spit:iliax:cuae,searedshit.less.~tat.dillybefoZt:!Limis ceACE HILLIS. raee~, jump~up,r:::U@f?iagsisEiisae·Jer:t._iRh~s h-arn:r.--....

PACE?"" :r.••tii1.••vasjti.stheadingf::e.s.cl;col

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l~a littlewo:on-likesubstance.Nomorethantwo inches long, itappearsd:ryandfl.attened,embeddedinthegrassy· dirt. Paceypickaat itwithhis :tingex:tips.Hepriesit l09se, scoopingitup inhis hand. Eeplays withit. ~here'sa soft fleshinesstoit. Paceybringsit tc hisnose and sniffsat itwhen•••

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VOICE (offcamera) What areyoudoing?

Paoeyspins a.round,scared·ehitless.standingbeforehimis COACHWILLIS. Pacey,j'll:mpsup,cuppinghisdiscoveryinh~s ··-·-··hand.- .

COACHW:rLL:CS Thisain'tthe route,son.

..·~. F~cey stepsback,in totalfaax-ofthisguy • •

COACB Sil'.LLIS You're a•••Iforgetyourname•••

Pacey.

COACHWJ:LL:tS

,I••• Right. I've seenyouaround. You'renot

zeallyinto sports.

Pe.c~y,;ioesn•tsayanything.Restandsrigid.

Paoeytw:-n.s'aridtakes.off,scared01!thisguy..:a:etakesthe worm....likethingwithhim.Beskirtsbythecoach,b:r.μki:ng· intoa sprint. .·

TheCoach staresafteJ:"him,thenpacktothaground,

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ilX'l'~JEFFERSONBIGE:SCHOOL-AMINUTELATEP.

Paceyemergesfromarounda corner,movingth~oughtbe arowd~g O~P\l13when•••

Out of nowhere,anelbowcomes£lyingback intohis tace, n~~:rly13plintel:ingbisnose •.HeSLJWS backagainstancrther S'l't1D.ENT,fallingtotheground.

aloodpo~~~ ~ethe t.imidpaceytakesadeepbreath,resigning him.selftohisall toofamiliarro1eof schoolwuss.

A g;i.;r:lJ17.,anele'VQ~slackertype,dressedinNYVillage bla~Kwi1;:nessestheincident.'l'hisisSTO.KELY.An unapproachablecynic.Sheeyes Faceyandhis bloodynose•

..__,,,_,,,,,,...___,'-"-'-··-··•. _..-sro.KEt.i·.. (muttering) Crashand burn,baby•••

Shetravels0n, hereyes goingtothe student:;,arkinglot wne~Q~ twr;,cartenderbenderhascausQda~istfight~Gt'WQQn TWOGIRLS. -Theyc::lawateachother.StokeJ.y,watchingthe ~PQcta.c4e,~ndnotwbe.reshe'sgoing,runs_DEA!)SMACKinto••• {..~\__.,. ..'~~~-~ ST.AN •~I

An incrediblyhandsome-atud1y-jock-JFKJr.inthemaking-type pfguy. Begrabshold ofStokal.ytokQepher f~om:falling ovex-..

He leansinto .nci:t:,hisc:ic::eanblueeyespiercingStokely.She yanks awayviolently~

S'l'OKELY iialkinuch?

St~kG1ystampersoff asthe CAMERABOLDS onStan,hisface confused.

He takesoff,passinga BADASSSENIORwho'srevealing:asmall llandgunto acoupla?.BESEMAN.Theysmile,impressed~ Stan apots~c,:m.eoneacrosstheway.TheCAMERAFOLLOWSasbe comes upon....

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A vivacious,~exy,perky,frivolous,beautyguQQn, cheerleaderof agirl. This isDELJ'.LAH.Shestands,bored, talking toa guywith atuba:.

·Stan triesto givehera kiss. She jerksawaywildly,her hand protectinghe4lips.

DELJ:IJ\B ~ha lips. Doyou mind? I'mworking.

l'm.:.:c;.AH ~.au:~n-~.-, __,..~r,.hav~-adeadline•.. ...,.........:---:-..---~-·....,;·.

Sbaturn.aherbacktQ .$tanwho·shrugs,marchingen,l'lise_yes go~ngto 4 youngFRESHMANwh0'sgettingrackedinthe ball:s byan-UPPBRCLASSMAN. Thel:x:>yfalbOVQ:t'inpain.:It's Pacey. TheCJWERAFOLLOWS•••

A pretty younggirJ.whowalksby. MeetMlUtYBETH.A vision · ofsweetsixteen,'southel:lldabut.a.nteloveliness.Gorgeous with 1ptsof hairthat S\U"rPu~dseyes~ullofspμpkandtire. Sne stopsa passingTATTOOED~ED G..I:RI..

M2mYl3ETH. . Exeusema. couldyoupoint metowa:tdthe o:r:i:ice?Thisismyfirstdayhere at Jet£ersonand itseemsmy senseof directionhas_J,eenobscured-byIey"rampant nervousness.

Marybeth'saccentis 100%Georgiathick. rtpou:s tromher lips. The t~~tQ9edpiercedg~l stares_deadpanandpoints.

MARYml'I'B Thankyou averso. Name•sMarybeth. Mary.bQth.Louiseautchi.nsoni::youwant ·thewhole damnhandle.

Marybethtabs 0££,chargingi.lltotheschoolbuilding,her wide-Gyestakingineve,:,ything.ATEENCOUPLEBICJ?-ERdown thehall.

BOY

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'llhegi:rlreachesoverandSLAPStheboy. Theboy do.esn•t mu~ a beat. He s.t.APSherback.Butshe'sready•••sheSLAPS himback harder. Ma:i:ybethtu:nsdown anothereo~ridor, pa~~ingSTUDENTS,T.E.i;.CHE.RS•••hereyeswa~~arto•••

A tallleatherela<1guywithhellishgoodlooks. This.is ZEKE. A secondyeaxsenior. 'l'XOubled.andaware..Be stands ina oircleQt ~otrnG'l'WERPS.TheCAMERAlosesMarybethand fQllowsZekeas heleadsthe twerpsintothe boy'sbathroom.

Inside,hepullsa smallBic penfrom hispocket,onlythe inkhM l:;l.eanremoved.It·containsanother:;Ubstance~

The twerpspull th~irmoney outasZekehandsover $QVeral

i,.ost:ril~S'NOR'I:tllG·:r.otmtY~.:--c-:,,;·•-:·..:-~--r!•.·..·...._. . ..·- -• I ..•~··~=--~•,.::--......:·-•.•.... ~he pen:s•contents,a·hackdrug,takeshold.:ofthemquickly as theyall $tarttweakin'•Zake pocketsthecash, smiling as theCAMERARISES OPAf1DOVER-abatnroomstalltoreveai•••

~acey,coweringalonein thesta1l,atuffingtoiletpaper up hb bloodynose. TheCMmRA xnova.sincloaatohim ashe ~esperately_trieanot_tocry,

weicometo Jeffe:rsonHigh.

ENp1ITLE SEQ'OE?lCE.

Studentscomeand goarounda door:markedFACULTYLOUNGE

A large aJUIspaciousroom.A longconterencetablesits centerwitha ccuchareaoff tothe sidenext toa refrigerator.

An assortmentofTEACBERSmove aboutthespace,.talking, smokingandBITCHING.·

refrigerator. ~hisisMISS BARPER. sheplacesher l~nohin tne tridge,moYingpast,••

HR. FOltLONG,40's,Bisface iskind,friendly,internally happy.

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G:reat..Coulcl..'1.•t.bebetter.

A stodgyoldman inhis fiftiesisat thec0ffee.machine.He mix~~his ooffeewithliquor£~oma flask,NCMBL~NGto

MR.!IIATE.

MR•.FURLONG(cont'd} . DielanyonaseeLettermanlastnight?

••J-~-•-·:._~_;·1fR...~-::_'--;.-,-_.- No,I'm strictlyLen~.

MR• .FlmLONG They.hadthisdogWhocould walk backwardson twopa.wswhilehumming•o saycanyou see•••"

MISS~ No•••

MR.'.!!ATE And.'l;hepointbainsr?

Justthen, thedooropens andCoachWillissteps in. Be AJ.il~ar$hotand::meaty,·.Eemovesinmadia.telytothewate:r 9oo~e~whe~ehe beginstog~zzlemassiveamounts ofwater,

A.notherteacher,MRS.BRUMMEL,m:>vesbythecoach. Sbe's old, neardeath;no·longerfaston herfeet.

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MRS, BROMMEL uit'sa beautifuldayinthQ ne:i.gbborhood."

ffi1:11:1H~rpermovesbyMrs.Brummel.,

~ow arayoutoday,.Mrs.Brummel?

MRS,BRUMMEL _:1:!i::1c--..-tir~_t;l._....-._.l?ut...=1!2.~~-<?EtP~a;n.ts.........-:..,·,.-.......

Mrs.Brtl1llllleldropsabook.Shat:r:fest-;'~'xiddownandpick upa book, butcan•tquitedo i.t, ··

MISSHA:RPER Igot it,Mrs. Brummal..

Mr. Tatewitnessesthis·.

MR, 'EA'I'E (a whisper) can -wesa.y"retirement"?

Mrs. BarPQrpassesby theCoachwho now standsinfrontof the airconpitioningwindowun.:t.t.He'stryingtocool himself.

MRS,BARPEll :CSit thathottoday,Coaah?

The Coachlooksat barand stniles.

CO.ACBWn.a:.IS It's alittleheatedtoday.

l:Iisfaceisd:c:y.Nosweat,justa'completelackofmoisture,

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TBEB:ELLRINGS.-STUDENTSmake theirwayto class. Pacey rocketsdownthe hallway,movingtohis locker.Behindhim MOLLYappears. She'sa younggirl,prettyin a.no-one-will- notioe-for-yearskindofway.

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She ~hrugs. Justthen,Delilahappears.

DEL:rLAH Yo, wherehaveyou been? G.ral)your -catpg-:r:a..Let.'_sr-o.aia•._,_~w.e.haveno:front ·page.We•ra.iri"a-cr1:1.rici.,ti.~,.:-~_,,_-.-.,·· · ··-·

Paceypulls hiscamerafromhis locker,sl~ing itshut, turn.ingtoNolly. Bep.la.cestheexpensivephotographer's cam.e~aaroundhisneck.

Mollywatch.a~himgo,disappointedintheirexchange. she h~san obviousc.ruah.

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'l'hepri::atineM.issHarperstands1.n·frontofthe:room,her al:m.Scrossedoverherchest.She holdsa book.

MISS~ •• soCrussa•sgreatestfearwasthatof isolation. Hisexternalexistenceinno way comparedtothe internalagony0£ loneliness•••

Zeke sit~studlyin thet.ront~ow.No doubtto becloser to the sal~vainducingMissHarper. :a:ag~veshera.seductive wink. Miss Hazpe=looksaway. Stunned. ·

Just1;hen,the:SELLRINGS.The c1as.ssta.?:tstodisper:se. ZQkestands andappr0achesMissRarper.

zmre I wouldn'twanna.beCrusoe,MissHarper.

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But crusoQfoundaway to fulfillhims~l.£ ~stc;le--eveninmadness.

ZekeP!QVe:,iri:closetoMissHarper.Hisstarepiercesher.

,-___M:i~-,aμ:pe;::~Ls·andg~~;y:__~~9~~-ble..Sheshysa~y.

MISSBA'.R~ Well••I,•••I•••

A~ Zeke sauntersoffas MissHa:rperst~ndsflustered,wishing [··'({'.....-/ she couldhandlecertainsituationsbetter. •... :CN'l'.MR.'l'A'l'E'SCLASS-SAME

Mr. Tatesits athis desksippinghigfourthcup of laced coffee,a~~res~ingtheclass. He takesa sip,thenanother, then another.He appearstired~d hungover.

MR, TATE :tfeveryonewillturnto chapter4. Hitler.•sreignofterror.

Stan'shand goesup..

In-thebackof the%com Stokelysits,pretending·toreada paperback.Her eyesa.rereallyonStanwho shewatches flip througllhistextbook. Afteramoment shebecomesawaretn;at she'sbeingwatchedherself,bt noneotherthan •••

Marybethwho is seatednextto her. Andnot justwatchedbut studied.Stokelyis bclcomingincreasinglyuncomfortable. AnotherJnOmentandthen Stokelyturnsonher.

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Marybeth:smilesbrightly.

$t,Q.kalydoe~n•t:re.s_pond.Sheputstheb:JokawayQuickly,• Sheturns backto the.fronto:ftheroom.Marybethwigglesto gether attention,

MAR"'LEETB ;Jo.,'m~i~~-Jiutchinson of Atlanta,I'm newhere...~-~-,,_-e,-•·,··

S'IOn:LY Okay,

What'syour namQ?

... \ .I. :·'·•..,......~..,... S'IOKEILY f; You don•tneedto knowthat. ..... Stokelyturnsfrom .Ma.eyl:leth,Contact:i.sover.Mary.bethis perplexed. Andintrigued.

EX:I',.STUDENTCOMMONSAREA-LUNca

A latefall breezeblowsthrough~courtyardof outdoor tableswherestudentseat lunchandcongx:egate.Theyoung, angrycouplefrom ear1ierareagainsta wall,SCBEJ\MIEGat eachother.

:BOY No,fuckyoul

Coach Wi11isandMJ:"s.olson~tandnexttoeachQther, survey.ingtheirsurroundings.Theiri:3somethingodd.about·· their .behavior,'"Theirnon-interactio·nwithoneanother, Ab~uptly1Mrs. Olsonturnsandleaves.

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Near.by,Paceysitswithhiscamera aroundhisshoulder. He's lookingthroughbis ~g. Bepul1s outa piececf folded notehoakpaper. In itis theworm. suddanlya SHADOWfalls overPaoey. Belooksup tosee a FIGORS"toweringoverhim. It'sZeke. ·

Paceytriesto remainc.al.m.

?lottoday,Zeka. Kay?

-Zeke:sposag1:oupofGABBnlGGJ:RLSacrosstheway. E'.egets an idea. ~' '. ,··....._..._..,.. ZUE {1 l3ut:r:needafavor.SQQ thoseth:ree

girls ov~~there?

Paceydoesn't likethe.soundofthis. zekepuJ.lsPaceyto his :feet,puttinghisa.rmaxoundhimaffectionately.

Paceysmirks.

ZekerQarsback andSLAMSPacey,knockingthe windout 0£ him, Theneoziesup to himagain.

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PN:EY I know,Zeke.

ZE:KE AlsoI revelin abig tisb-litt18pond ~oenarj_p,andforvariousother psychoiogicalreasonsthatdealmainly withmomand dad--I'llprobablyelecta thirdyear•.Whichmeans,~..sm.--listen up--that7willspendeach aildeve:z:yday of thisyear andnext torturingyou which iscom6)letely.unnecessa"'ry..·if·you· WOllld.s:μnp'.1-ywalkoverthereand-·giveu:, some tits. ·

Paceyis complatel.ypetri£iedofthisguy. •a

PACEY

~ coineon,man,r can'tdo that. Don't ' I '\~,.../

makeme.

(,..:.. Zekegrabs holdof Pacey•sneckandbeginsto squeezetbe lifefrol'llit.

Zekereleaseshim,he .nearl.yfa11sdown,GASPJ:NGforair.He strai.ghtenshimselfup,1ookingabout.llim.Molly.hasbeen watching•.She eyeshim,shakingher head"Don'tdo it.''

Paoey isbeyondh,mu.l.iation.Hetakesoff,breakingthrough tha crowd,headingovertowardt~e threega.bbin~girls.

Pacey,moves behindthethreagirls,diving forthemiddle one andwith onehandgrabs holdof herblouseand R~~s. ·

~he shirtcomes-:Clyingoff.'l'wobouncybreastsappearin :Cullcampusview. 'l'heyounggirlshialdshersQlfinshocka.s Paceytakes offrunningwiththe shir~.

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Zeke watches,Paceyrunoff,enjoyinghistorture:fi:,.

CUTTO;

Otf i.naco~ner,a GP.CUPOFS'I'tJDENTSchill,smoking cigarettes. of~alone,sitsStokeJ.yona 1edgesmokinga cigaretteandreadingher book, Shecringesto seeMa:cybeth a_pp:roaching.

Silence. Marybethtakes·aseatanyway.A momentas they ·.botllsit.Ma:r:ybethlooksa:round.The-"fuckyou''coupl.eare neaz-1:ly,s-t;;illgoingat.i.tinfull£orce.MarybethspotsZeke --~---a-litta.eways··aawnf..st~.retivelytoanotharcla.ssmate•

•I MAR1:BE'I'H Who1 sthenicerear?

'l'heywatchasZeke.:makesa.J:msinesstransaction~Marybeth picks upstokaly•spaperback.

You oneof thosesciencefictionpeople? You believeinalternataun.ivarsesand alienbeingsand stuf!? :c•m·feel.ing pret::t.ya1iQnmys!i'£lftoday.

Stokelyisn•ttalking-.:enfact,she'smoving. She'gathers her things.

MARYBE'l'li So,why don'tyouwant meto knowyour name!?

~YBETH I don'thaveanyfriendsand, cor.r:ectme U I'm wrong,.butyouseemto haveone lessthanth4t ~0I justthought•••

Delilah a.ppGars,Allsmiles.

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Delilahdoesn'tflinch. Sheflashesstoke1ya covergirl smile.

DEL::J:LAH :I:don• tknowwhyyouinsisto:r.z:be.ingsuc:h --::a--f.lad.eJU:Uiij;>l-e~~..,--yo.iu.-,..people.

M,az'ybetheyesStokely.

PEJ'.U,AH (to~beth) I hopeyou'renot a violent1esbianlike

l·,·.. youx now.foundfriendhere? ·...i•.•••

M:ARY.BE'l'R (completelyflustQred) Ohhhh•••no,I'mnotaware o:tany lesbianisminmy lineage•••

(toDelilah} Youbipolaxbiteh-

StokelyshovesDelilah,chargingpassedher,outot sight.

Lunohis stillinprogressas Stoke1yracQsdown.thenear emptyhal1way. sbe•soutof breathandout of sorts. She stopsat a waterfountainandtakesa sip,catchingher reflectioninthecleanmirrorishsteel.•

She wipesat hei:face.He:rlooksclearlydisturbher·.She rests againsta loc.km:directlyacrossfromanopend00l;Way revealing.• • . ·-

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Alone .atherdeskis Mrs.Brumma1,.ea.tingherlunchquietly:. Stokelymovesdownthe hall.way,running·~mackin-to•••

HRS. OLSON

very muchalive. She looksabit tiredand sweaty.

S'I'On::tiY Sorry,Mrs.Olson.

Mrs. Olsonsaysnothing,shemoves onto Mrs.Brummel's dcowa.y.

MF,S.OLSON Mrs_._~i:~l,may :chavea "WOrdwithyou?

-·----·-••""._,;,,i,,,_..::;-,....,·...·--,-----,_.=-·----=-=--=---=..···.,..-,.. -·......:..~"".'_:..·--.·:.~--~-":..._."":.•..•:-•·.•:··- Mrs• Brummellooksopw.itha11mi.ls."~"'Sne-.-·s'·.plQasaatohavil!!'.- CCllJlpany.

MRS•l:mlJMMEI. Certainly.

Mrs. oisontn0vesintotheroom,tu~ningtosee Stokely :standingacrossi:hehall.Theireyesmeet. A moment. And then Mrs.Olsonquietlyshutsthe door.

stokebacks downthaha1J.staringatthe c1oseddoor. Curious. shedoesn't.seetheFIGURE thatloomsbehinahe:c:. She runsinto•••

STAN•••again. ..

Wh.oa!

Sheyanks away.

S'I'O:KELY GQt aneye dog.

Stan•sayes~ind hers. Resmiles. Etisstaremakesher uncomfortable,Shescurriesoff.

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A bigroom withmanywork stations.Justbetore thebell~ Theroom .isfillingup. :l!i:idsjokeandlaugh.The:roomis vary:t'Ql~ed.Pacey:1.stal.kingtoMr.F'urlong.

Pl\CEY I ~ounc:lsomethingenthefootball!ield, I thoughtyou.mightcheckitou~for me,

Wnai:i1;i:J7

Paceyreachesintohis bag.

:Intheback.oftheroom,Stokelyis ata 'WOrkstation, Marybeth appe.usbyherside. -.....r--...~~ ..,.,--::..:..-.-.............--..~~-- _-:·~-..~~.:... --··--.. '

MAR7D3E'I'E....,__..,.,_..,_.__... Wanna belab partners?

Stokely justacceptsit. There'snoother takers.

MARYEETlI I didn'tknowyou werea.lesbian. I

~ don"t thinkI'veevermet one~e£o~e. ·\·~--··j'· I'ln£remthQ southandwe'reall justso (" represseddownthere. El.aveyoubeenout ....'..;..~;

long?

Stokelyremainsquiet.

S'l'OXELY You wererightaboutme,okay. :I:don• t haveany friendsandI like.itthatway. Beinga lesbianismy security,

MJ\R'Y:BETH

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complex.

AT TRE FitQN'I:OFTimROOH

Pacey is:,howi,ngMr,'Furlongwhathefoundonthefootbal.1 field. Eielaysit outon the.labtable, Othersgather a.round.

MR,FtmLO'NG Cool.

Mr.Furlon9"isins:t;antJ.yintri~d.aeimmediatelysetsit ---~--up....oa-,.-1-ab~eOJ::lc·l=loard..~:-41ls~1:s..;Lt•

................-~-=--~---·,:·· PACEY J:t'ssomekindofwo:rm•••

?-Ir.Furlongisstllltlped.:But:fascinated.Hisexcite:ment grow~. HQpointsto a STUDEN'I'•

Hay,grungehead,passmethe scopethal:'a,

THE BELLRINGS. The rema,n~eroftheclass wandersin. IncludingZeke. Mal:JF:betheyeshim.instantly.

THE WORM- MINUTESLATER

~he entireclassbasgatheredal:OUndthetablewhileMr, FurlongexaminesPaoey•sfilld,

Ftl:RLONG A certainmesozoanonlyoccursin.the kidneyof certain0c:topusesandsquids. whichwouldn•tmakesensebecause.• •:

corract.It.'sapelagicorganism•• ,

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S'rUDENT w:i:iat•spelagic-z

(fromthebackof tharoom-) Asea dwellingorganism.

·Marybethturn;,tcZeke,S"Q.rpri:sedbyhisknowled9e.

Zekebreaks throughthestudents,shovingPaceyaside, lea~ingintQthe microscope.

L ZEKE

Couldit begnathosto:mulida.They escapeddetectionuntilthemid20th CQlltury,

Maryheth ey€.sZeke,flirtatiously.

MJ\RYmlTH Youjustknoweverything.

Zeke flashesa smile.Theireyes meet..

ZE!'.E (eyesherhack) I 1ma contradiction.

No, checkthefollicleson it's under.belly.It'snotannelidor mol1usca, It'scompletelyEOttrinsic.

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STOP:ELY ~1.owme,youbloodfart.

FO:RLONG EASY.

Stokelyshovestheobnoxiousstudentwho:fa1lsintothe table,spillingacup o~water acrossedit,splashingthe 'Q:rm-1.ikeorgilnism,dousingit,suddenly••• •nz·".•,"C"'"'--..a•-····.·••--."-7..--;.::=:-::-..~"'.'_:,_-.---:-.,• TEE WOllMCURLS

Several student~GASPa$the organismbeginstospiraland then retractsonits own. Vary:m.uc::hal.ive.

~TB Did yousee that?

rt moved.

Mr. Furlongeyesit,

Coo1,

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A WATERFILLEDAQlJARJ:tJM-AMnrnTELATER

'J;'haol.assstandsarounditasMr.Furlongholdsthecorkmat withthe organismaboveit.

ZEll Youthinkit•s a:tnphibian?

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Mr. Fi.;rlongdropsitintothaaquarium.A moltl.antasit begins to$ink tothebottom. .Butmidwayit stops.Slow1y, it ~gins to ~~iloono~~,~wellingslightly.

CLOSE Olf'l'BEORG.ANI'SM

Throughthe glass,thecreatureseemsto bubbleas itsprouts t,iny,t:hin-lil<etealers~tspread.a.rounditquickly~'l'he feeler~shootout attachingthemselvestoonesideof the glass. Then pullsthewormtowardsit in alightningmove.

Many s~ asthe entireclassste.psback.I.AUG:S:TERfollows cl.5everyone•!Inervesget:eai.sed.

FtmLONG It's.okay••it'sokay.

-···---Pacey·~nas·--tfown~ncf·Ioo1c3"71:t"·,:the····g1assinwonderment.

• .._.,-.,...c.:~.,._.......::-·•....:·.. .~•.••.:~• ..- . PACEY lt'sincredible.

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M,:.E'urlong-eyestheglasstoo.:ct.•sunlikeanythinghe's (!..... 8Ver s-eenbefo:i::e.Bemasksanytrapidation• ..__.~:·

Pacey continuestowatobit.

A hugeOlJIUpicswi.mmi.ngpooltakesuptheentireroom. PhysicalEd. isin pro~essas a gr~upo~ .boysrace·inlanes. The CoachBLOl~Shiswhistle.

Stan,dx-~ppingwet,standsnexttocoachWillis:

S'H\N ••:c:1vejwstbeenthinkingahead•••-weJ.1, I'vedecidedto quittheteam and concentrateon myacademias.·

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Stantaltesadeepbreath,eyeingthe Coach. A:momentasthe px-5-ocoupiedCoachreali%esthatStanhasfinishedtalking and it's nowhisturn,

COACHWJ:I.LIS Okay~•well,Stan,we1 1lmissyou.

The C0achBLOWSthe whist.leagain,motioningtoacmeone.

COACBW:a:.L:CS rl'hatdoyouwantmeto say? My star quartertellsme theday beforewepJ.ay BrunCounty--theonlyteamin the ..,SUJ1tr;i&t:tbat.....can.kickc;rurass--he "Mesn•t"'•wanrii·p1ay·::·..-·-T§~.ia·•s,....s.omethingup withthae.~ou seem'to.beg0i119.t,llrougha li:fedefiningturningpointandI'mnot gonna~tandin-theway ofthe human cond.i.d.on.Youdowhat. youhavetodo.

~tanis amazedathow ,velltheCoachista.kingit. Thisis notthe expectedreaction• ..

S'I:AN

f,;,·.... Thanksforn~t reamingma,Coach. ·--~..}. Tnecoachsmiles• .Becculdn't.bemoreunderstanding.

·cOTTO:

I.liT.LOC.KERP..OOM-TWOMINtJ'I'ESLATER

Pacey isat hislooker. Re'sslowlystripping,readying himselffor theshower. Z\COOPLEJOCKS intowels,passby. l'hey'vealx.eadyfinishedup.

JOCK#l Yo, pisswad.

The JockSLAMSPaceyagainsthis locker.

AnotherJoakcomes upbeltlndhimandSLAMShim.intohis lookeragain,baldingha tllcare.

JOCX#2 That'stheproblem,you analproJ:::e. You"reoccupyingmy air.

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The Jocksturn tofind Stanbehindthem.

~hey turn-tcStan,smiling,obeying•.Hehas poweroverthese -··---guye·.·--·-- ·--~_;:..,..---.-.::-::...-~~~,.,.-•

STUDENT#1 .

~\ ,I We drawblood. f:·-~~-- ..-~-.. Stangives theguysa high:rive.Etedoesn'thave 'Chen;irve to tellthem, Be turnstoPacey.

, STAN Xt must~eallyblowbeing-yo~.

-:Paceyjust.nods.

:tNT.s:a:OWERS-MINOTELA'l'EB.

Stanis i.ntheshoweralone. Beturns onthe waterandit qui.ck~y.steamsupashe~teps_:·underthenozzle.·Helathers up. . . .

He soapsup his face,eyesclosed,notseeing theSHADOWthat bounces across:hisface.Be opanshiseyes, rin1:1es..Sees nothing. He spinsaroundas anotherSB'.?J>OWfallsoverhim.· Th.i.stimea~OISE. .:•

With ~oapin biseyes,he tw:-ns.

'l'hQra•snoresponse.JustagrowingSEIADOWthatappearsto be movingtowardshim. ··-·

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c:i:.os~oi.:z'I'WOFEETastheymoveontheshowerfloor.WomenIs feet inh~ls. They straggle·cutoftheshoes. Bare:Coot, the feetap~earaged andweathered.

Stan rinsessoap~romhis ~ace,openinghiseyes to cliscover•••

standingin themiddleo:ftheshower,her:facecontortedina biz?'-rreexpression.Almosttrance-like.

St~nfr:eaks,reachingforhistowei.

-··~---Theoiaancr'ffted·Mrs._:fruninial/~·-:~·t~g-ru,~_;ngw.j..1:h·hc_rdre~s._ Sh!:;!pullsonit:wildly,t:r::ying·to·~rlpitfr'?.mherbody•.-

Stai+w~tc;h~:;rini,QJ:TQ,r.Sheseemscompletel.ylcist, dieorianted-••outofsorts.

Pacey_iscn:essGdandwaJJd.ngoutwhenhehearsStan'sSCREAM. He racesto theshowerto.find•••

J:l!l'l'lmSitO'ti'Ea

$.~~nZl10Vest.QWardsMrs.Brummel.

S'l.'.AN Mrs. Brummel.· Areyou.okay?

Mrs,.:Brummelmovesunderashowerhead,lettingthewater so~ h4i!;-,

PlQasa,••halpme•••Ican'tb~eathe•••

Stanmovestowardher. Facey:,tancb,mort.if.ied,..-.a.tthe doorway.Stan turnstohim.

~t help.

Paceydisappears.Stanturnsback toMrs• Brwmnel.

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She gx;absholdofhim, pullinghimtoher, holdin~himfor dear life. St.anistakanback. Unsureof whatto do,.he wr~ps h~~ar.rn:,aro~ndher,00m£ortingher.

MRS. :eROMMEI. (a whisper.inhisear} I don'tknow what'shappening.

Stan raac.b.e.sdownandpatsha;rheadgentlywht:m•••

A CLUMPOF BERHAIR

aome:1offin hishand. Stanstaresat 'it,fac:(aagJ:,.ast.

CUT'l'Oz

EXT•,J.s.E.E'ZP..SONElIGB-LAff:R..

'l'BEBELL:RINGS.school'soutasstudentscomebarrelingout thedoors ofJe~tersonHigh.

·Stanand Paceyarein thehallwaytalkingto Mrs.Olson.

S'l'AB IsMrs. Brummel.goingtopeoka~?

e.ituation.

s~ -Bay, roan kaapit quiet.

OLSON ·.•. Pacey? Do youunderstand?

ButPa.c:eyispayingattentiontoMrs.Olson..HeI sstaring.· outthe window.

ANGLETEltOUGRwnmow

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Thefootballfieldcan beseen. Pacey watchesasthe sprinklel:'systemsprayswater.lloverthe:field.TheCoach standson thesidelineswatching.He standstall. Pacey s~udieshiJJ1~ ·

-MRS.OLSON Pacey?

Beturnsto her.

Mrs. Olsonsmiles,walkingoffas Deli1ahapproaches,·Pacey, los~ inthcusbt,disappears.

·DEL:ri.AH _:r.,_s__i:t:.-tr~~'?.-.....•:__:,·

Didyou quitthe teamornot?

Uh-oh. Shealreadyknows, Andshe's pissed.

Stan startsc'ffbutDelilahstopshim.

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St.ani.ereallyeX110tionalaboutthis.I.t'sveryunexpQcted, Delilahh~ neverseenhimlike thisbefore. Butit doesn't evenphase her.

' .. DELnAH Butyou havenothingelse, Don'tyou gat it? Yourboyishgood looksandathletic prpwessareall youhave.

ThiahitsStan hard.·Hestaresat herin completedisbelief,

DEL:r:LAB. Stop th:i.nld.ng.Itd.oesn't-workforyou.

-····---And-:wi~ha-t:}·Deli:l.~--..of,£..,.-.laavi:ngStancrushed.

Mr. Furlongsitson astoolova~1ookingtheaquarium. ~he waterlevel hasdroppedconsiderably.Mr.Furlongadds some waterto it.

Areyou·a boyo~ agirl?

FurlongwatchesthQthingas itxnovas.tromonesideof the aquarium.totheother. '~.

MR.Ft:IRLONG(cont'd) Andir.oreimportantlycanyouhum•osay

Mr •.Fa~lcni~eache3for~thin latexg1ove. Resl.ideahis handinto~t.. .

MR. l'URLONG(cont'd) Let's get:t::riendl.y.lihacldyasay?

Mr. Furlongsnapsthe glovetightandthen placashishand at

face.

~NSIDETEE AQtIARitJM

The feelerswhipabout,growing1ongarand 1ongeraroundthe woi:m.The waterno longer..lookscl.ear.·Mr.Furlongdipshis hand intoit,moving itdo1m.

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Furlcng•shandmovesdown,through-thewe.boffeelers.ae movesto thewo:cm,taking:Ltbetweenhisthumband forQfinger,squeezingit,unexpectedly,•itseparates, divi~ing int1'<1'J,Bot'hseation:J,sensing_h.u:Jl?,dartta d~fferentends ofthe aquar:Lwn, ·

Ftn=l0nslet$hishanddangle:Lnthemiddle. Just then,one of thewcr.rnsspewsforth,rightatFurlong'shand.:tt attacbssitselfto it.

FurlongSCREAMSIN PAr.N,lookingdown toseethewormattack him• .Ue,shake.sitloo.se,-pullinghishand:fromtheaquarium, our;M -: · - · :_. -_.- . -. ·

Furlongcheck~.o~thisfinger. Ha'sokay. He tapsthe ···clq.£is~-•Jtl1t.ti:1t;ipi-ss"ed-.-·-~~_-,,:~:-..'.-·c-e-,,.,.--·-· · ·

;~.. MR,E'lmLONG Thathurt.

COT 'l'O:

-...a INT,.$CHOOLCO:RRIDO.R-Ml:.N0'l'E::iI.Am.- (--..-). Thehallwayshavecl.earedout.Pa.caywalksalonedClwnthe ..._.._:,.: hall,,.-ay,his<:a.meraaroundhi.sncu:.k.Justth~,Del.il.ah···· appea,rs.

:O'.ELll.AH _.,. -:Cneeda.lea.dstoey.:thavenopagQ one.

~acay follow:s·herdowntheemptycor.ridor.

:tlE:LILAll Oooohhh. LetmG raceto thestands for that issue.

Whogives arat•s ass? Iwant dirt.

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They cometo a doormarkedFACtJLl'YLOUNGE.

We can'tgo inthere.

Look, littlefrea.kboy,you•rewithme--be brave.

The low,.g.ei1;1empty.SQveralloud~OCKSareheard.'rhen thedoo~ squeaksopenandDQ1:i.lahsticksherheadin. Tha ~9~~tis claa.r,ShepushesPaceythroughthe doorand they ent.e~. ·

__ _ .PACEY

D~lilahimmediatelystartsnosingaround.Shechecksout the :tacultymailboxes,opensdraWQ1"s,cabiniats.Findsapurseor two. ~\I ..--~ J:>ELILAR (_\.,' . Miss l3urkeismedicated. "•.;. Oi:;tl~lahisrea(iing.aprescriptiond;:-ttgshe'sfoundina p~r~~. ~acey pushesopena supplycloseta..~dperusesit.Re holds upan emptyliguorbot-cla.

DELl:LM (eyeingit) ~ expos$~Hr,Tate'salcoholismlast year. Nobodycares.

There'aa noisea-cthedoor. ·DeliJ.anand.Paceyf.reak.They divefor the closet,closingthedoorJ:>-ahindthem••• leavinga :11lightcrack.·

J::NS:tI>ETHECLOSET

DelilahandPacey peektosaa Mrs.Olsonenter tlielounge withCoachWillis. They appearsweatyanddehydrated.They moveto·thewate~ cooler.

INTSE LOUNGE

Thecoa<:h.andMrs.OJ.sonmove,silently.··cca.chHilliR:rx,nT~ water fromthe C:0¢lerandhandsittoM;:s.Olson. She splashesiton herface.

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Delilah 9an•tguitesee. Sha'.getsbold~pushingthedoor o~n turtherto Pacey•sb:'a.nticobjectio~s.

BAGR IN''Z'al:!LOUNGE

M~ss B~rkeente~sthe room,smilingattJ:;aCoachandMrs. Olson.

MISSBtmlCE Hey, Coach,isit truewe c~uLdget rainedout tomorrownight?

'l'h~CQachandMrs.Olson~YE'Ieachother.asMiu;e~ke.moves ac~ossthe roomto·retrieveherpurse. !I'.hen,thecoachtur.ns toMi.ssBtJrka,~:,nti,l.eappearingacrosshisface. -•.....-•-••M..,.~.·.~-•--·•--.:...~••~-•-••-•,.~-:•..,~.::_:/4"".'..~,._i'°':;'"',."•~••.•:••

COACltwna:.:cs····--=-=-~--,--,-·;....--,• It'llneverbappen,-MisaBurke.

'l'heCoachmovestowardherwithMrs.Olsoncirclingthe centertab.le,comingupbehind.her.

Ml:SS.Btm:KE Dotaccording-tochannel12.

.......•:.· J:NSIDE'l'BECLOSET

De1ilahand PaceywatchthrOughthe crackas Mrs~Olson passesright·b'.fthe.clos.et,nioving.inon MissEurka.

:BACP:lJ.if1l'RELOUNGE

MissEUrks tuJ:nstofindMrs.Olson rightin herface. she's con:f-qsed..E~rtimidbody:fidgetsas.sneinchesawayfJ:OlL'l her,towards thecloset.

MISS!ltIRXE ·Xs somethingwrong1

suddenly,,:thacoachLUNGESFORBER,attackingher,throwing heragainst theclosetdoor.

J:N'SJ:.OETBECLOSET

Thedoor SLAMSshut, :It'simpactstartlingDelilah.She goesflyingback againstthebackalosetwall. Shetrips, dropping ha:r:dto_thefloox-coming£acet:ofacewith••;.··

MM. BRUMMEL

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Verym~h dead,sitting,proppeduprightinthecornerot the olOSQt. S:erbodystiffandpala. Depleteci.DelilahLEAPS. upin terro:r.asP~ceygrabshar,throwi~S'hishandsoverher mouth,stiflingherscream. ButDel's hysterical,shgfights him..Justthen... ··

~ro:ml:>eyondthedoor,ast~ugglaisheardasMiss BurkeCRJ:ES OD'l'.

BAC.KIN 'l'BELOUNGE

Coach.WillishasthrownMissBurke tothe floor. Mrs.Olson moveswith exactprgaision,grabbingBurke'sanns,pinning t.bemdownwhileWi1lisclimb$on topof her,•straddlingher.

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·oelilahi:,crazed,shefightsPacey,trying.'tobreakfree, ehe pushes~a~eyagainsta shelf,suppliesstart toshiftas ~he shelfupturns. Paceygrabsa~i~, stabilizingit,soas not to~ake noise.

BAC.KINTHE LO.UNGE

Mrs.OJ.sonsi.tsup,certainshe'$heardsomething.

J:?f'l'HECLoSE'l'

~acayand Deldropto thefloor. PaceySSSHHBESher. They'rebothscaredJ:ieyondbeliaf,justinchesfromBrammel's lifelesscorp~e.They hearthestrugslecontinue.beyondthe dUor.

BAC:KIN'l'aELOtlNGE

Miss Bux-ke,shocked~ndstunned,isfightingback. 10:CKrNG a,ndWRITH:Cli1Gunderneaththecoach'sstrongbody.Mrs.·Olson turns herattentionbackto Burkeas·coach·w•illisbendsover Bu.rke•sp~trifiedface,bringinghisopenl'llOUthdown tohe,: e~Z"•

IN TEE CLOSET

Pac~y andnei, f:rozenstill,li.stenasMissBurke'ss~ruggJ.e comes toan end. Allgo_esquiet, A deadlysilence.'I'hen•••

TA.PlTAP!

'l'w0pencilsfall.downonPacey,Helooks upto seea large box ofpencilsoverturnedonits side•.1hey•re~lowly dislodging. Pacey•seyes~iden•••ohshit!

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Apencil b;rsaks:free,rollingfromtheboxandoverthee.dge o~the ~he1£,fallingdown.

Pacey reache.sout,grabbingit,beforei:tcanhitthe floor.' ~d makenoise. Del.ilahi,eeswhat'shappening.as-another pencil falls. Paoay,frantic,reachesout,eatches'it,b~t another comesfastbehindit. Re can'tka~p up withthem. Delilahtr.is$tohe.lpasthe pencilsbegintorain down.

BACK D1THE I.OTJlfGE

ffμlisand Olsonare draggingBurke'sbodytothe faculty couch thatlin~sthewall. They~ayher downon it. BGr body unmoving,deadlystill.

IN 'l'HECLOSET

~~~y '!lltapds11,p,__raacp.ing:fortheboxofpencilsastheygive ---~-·-waj.iIBzens·0"1:pencils-·come-:·cRASB:tNG..d_own..onJ:opofthem, SPLATTERINGt9the floor.~he no;tseuftaeniable.Faceyand- Delcrinr,e,, .-

BACKIN THELOUNGE

o:i.sonandWil.l.isturninunisontowardthecloset•••thento eachother. Tlleir!,;teesexpressionless.~heyir.oveto-the qoor,Will.is1:eachingit:first.HeripsitoPQns••• '-,........... ('... BAM! t,.•••

~e•sassaul.tedwiththeendof along bl:'Oom.:Ct comes SLAS!L'.:r.NGoutath.im,catch:f..ng·hi.In.inthegut.Rebellies over as PaceyandDel rocketfromthec:::1oset.Del.·S~S Mrs. Olson,sQndin~hersprawling.

But Delilah:neeclsnoincentive.She:fl.iestowardsthe.door, P~cey right.~hindlleraaWillisandOlsonrecover, unaffected.""belilahreachesfc:,rthedoorknobwhen •• ,

A liANDGRABSBOLDOF BER

She SCREAMS,lookingdowntosee MiasBurkesit upright,she appearsunbar.med:fromthecoachandMrs.Olson.·:J:ntact, ·she'sn0w oneof thQm. ae~eyes wide,herface 'blankand cold. P~cey appears,~hovingBurkebackwards,pullingDel. tree. They throwopenthe doorandtake of£.

A long,emptycorridor. Thalightsare off. It'sdark and shadow.act.

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'l'MY!i!Ki<iart:iundacorner,racingtoanexitdoor.It•s lockedand chained.DelilahPOUNDSon .it.

Thli!Ycc:otμueon,shootingdo_wntheha1l.Paceylooksl:iehind the:m.Noone. Nothing •

into,.,..

;EIP..INCJ:PALD!W'a!: ···•·-····~---=·c-..---,~,_~:'.'l;IRJ;.N(!D?l\1:;-T:):RAKE:··

What'sgo:1.ngor..here-?·--,--,.,_.._,,_.·.·

P-91.i.lahWllLS.

/ Dl!lL:c:.Al?

MissDralce•••please••you•~egottohelp us. They"reafterus •••theykilledtn:s. Brummel..••

(.---. JJ-Qli.labistoo~rightenedtobearticulate•.PrincipalD.rake \··..:.:·.-- sta:r:flsatthem.Herfac.einstant1ywo.l:'r:i.ed.

F~:tNC.IP.ALDRAKE Whokilledwho? Whatareyou ·t.al.king• arout::i

MissDrake istrulyconcerned.

PRINC:tPALDRAKE You'velostme. Calmdown, pJ.ease.

Sudaenly,aNOISEbehindthem. 'I'hayturntosee'Mr.'l'a.ta approach.

What's goingon?

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Mi~s Draketriesto comfol:ther ••• sheputsherarmaround Delilah.

P.RJ:NCIPALDRAKE Let'sgo backto my office.

Whoattackedwho? Miss Drake,what's _si;~~q..09J_~-.:-..~.:-::_'.,--·,.•.·....-s-,,,,..:.··•..... PRINCIPAL"DmB..........c.=-···,·. :Cd.on'tknow.I joinedthisalreadyin prr;,gress,

Fa~aytriesto bethe voi.ceofreason.

MR, 'l'A'l'E What wereyou doinginthe faeul.ty closet?

DEL::cLAH That's notthepoint. Jesus•••helpus.

·.PACEY Then, CoachWillisandMrs.Olson attackedMissBurke,

PRINCIPALD:.RAKE Why wouldtheydo that?

DELJ:LAB They'vegonepsycho.

';t'hePrincipalglancestoMr.Tate.Sherollshe:r:eyesahit.

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PaQ~.Ya;i(iDelilahareastandstill.Theydon't knowwhatto do~ Theyturr.;"fi:l;hMissDrakeandMr.Tateandbegintowalk wi~h t:.n.em.Theystartdowntheemptyhallway..suddenly, Mis!;!Burkeappearsattheendof th.ahal..l.

JlELILAB ~mra's MissBurke,ask her.

Then,su~4enly·coachWillisandMrs.OlsonappearbehindheJ:. TheyQ~nd ~praadoutacxossthecorridorlike abarrier. Paceyturnsback toMiss Dr,akewholooksathim e~~el!=,iQnless.·.

P.RINCJ:l?.U,DRAltE

-·---··~ ·.,..,,-ilth-,'½t~-...;o"""w.,..;·.-;:,w""·,......C""i1tt"":~-,:::get,·to--;the-·bottom0£this•

•..--,:~"!:::-..·•.·,.• .~.,.

Pacey~yesDelilah. 5omethi.ng•snotright·nera.Inan instant,h~p~~~k$thro~ghDralceandM~.~ate.

She break~f:reetoo, Theygo:runningdownthehall,

Prinaipa,lDrakelooksattheothars. She merelycastseyes at themand insecondsthey'reall.split·up,goingin differentdirections.Theymove witha :,moothandcalculated ease.

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Pac~yhas lostDelilah. She'snowhere tobe found. Be findsa pairof exitdoors,lockedand chained. Hebeatson them.

Re1ooks upand downthehallway. Nothing•••q~iet.Hemoves on,coming-toa steelmetalgatethat hasbeen s:t:.:i:Qtohed accordionstyleacrossthehallway,sealingit off. Ittoo ha~a largepadlcc::kattaahedtoit.Justthen•••

_ DELILAH (o.c,) Paceyt PACEY!

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~acsy looksthroughthegateto seeDelilahquickly app~Q~chingon theotherside. Noionger toughasnails, she1 snowa blubooring-wetmess.

PACEY Jesua•••youleftma.

-DEX,J:LAB OllG~d,Paoey.• • We gottagetouttahere.

~a.Deytugsatthe gate.

1?.2\CEY l:1:•sJ.ooked.Listen,findawindow,:bust it ifyo~h~ve to--justgetout.

Suddenly,CoaQh~illi§appearsinthe hallwaybehindDelilah. -·----He"1'ntl~d~ her,..·i:;!a!Ji'tty·,'..·-~·o-eliberate_Iy...·

~---~-..---..- .~. .- PACEY ~un,Da1ilah,llUNl

Delilah turnstosee theCoac:hcoming.She SCP.BAHSBLOODY m.m.o~.

~ PACEY /\·•.,,,__..,/ Go, now,throughthere.,.. \'- Paceypoints tothe nearestclassroomdoor.Delilahraces t:owar~si.t,throwsitopenas•••

MP...1:hTEL'EllS00'.I'. ·,•,

a:eraachesforher asshQ SCREAMSandpullsaway. s~e £alls baqkagainst thegate. Paceystickshis handsthrough, tryingto helpher, :butMr,'l'atamovastowardsher,cornering h4jlr~·

Come'wit.hme,Delilah.

DELJ::LAB: ·Stayaway fromma.

The:re'snothi.ngPaceycando.J:Iekicksat:theg-.ate,trying tprip it open. Butit1 silnposs.:Lbla.CoachWillis app~oaches,aringof keysin hishand.

_ COACHWILLIS Lock,son,there•sbeena . misunderstanding.Comawithmeand we 1 11 workit.out.

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Pac~yis frczanwithfear. Delilahstandscorneredbetween thegateand wall.

CL:C?IG1TheCoachwrestleswiththegat:.e;s'lock.-Itslides open justas Delil.ahbeltsMr.Tatehard. Thissurprisesh:i.lII juliltenoughf,:,rhertobzeak:tree.SheplowsintoCoach Willis sendinghimsprawlingagainstthemetalgate,

Pacey reachesth:coughtheopeningandgrabsherandthey"re off andrunning. 'I'heymo.,-ethroughabathroom.doorasthe· Ct">achandM:z:.Taterecov:er.

Paoe;yGASPS,racring_tothewindow,pullingit0pan.

-.. .:!?ACEY -~1r-ftt~bugh"be1:'e•.-..--::.--:c=-=:

SQ helpsli~tpalilahup asshe ciimbsthrough. shemaxes it..

Helpme.

·ae·looksupbut Delilahisgone. She •sl.e!thim.Again. Thedoo.ropensbehindhim. Be jumpsupon thewindow sill e.ndltftshimsQlfth.roughjustas•••

PaceyX'.!CKSaridSCREAMS,haliin-hal.£outo:rthewindow.Ee prea~sfree,falling'tothegroundoutside. Hebrings. himaelf up-andrunslikemad,not 1ookingback:

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'l'basunisstartingtoset asa.pc1:i.cecar,SIP.ElisWAJ:LJ:NG, lightsflashing,races-intotheparking1ot.

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I'N'l'.SCHOOLOFFICE -SAME

PrincipalDrakeis leading'I'WOPOLJ:CEOFFICERSd.0wntheha11, Behinathe.m.isPaceywithhisPA.RENTS--anattrac:ive.ln.i-ddle~ agedcouple. '!beyar.riveattnaFacultyLoungedoo:r~one of theofficers,a capableyoung:man,tu~nstoPacey.

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PrincipalDrakeopensthe door,movingwith sJt100thprecision.

P:RD1CJ:P.ALDRAKE Oh yes,that'sright.

P~~kel~~~~ th~mintothe•••

whereCoachWillisand Mrs.OJ.son--a,:rgsit'ti~g.Paceytenses whenhe ~eesthem.

COACBW:c:..:LJ:S Hey,Pacey. Sorrya.boutthemixup ii!~lie.r,

Theofficers~t~reat P~cey.

J?aoey•sfatherstepsf~:z:wa:rd.

PACE¥ 1 SOAJJ Stillifwe·could·just.seeinsidethe cl.oset,

ii:RDlCJ:PALD~ ·Certainly.

They all.crowdin,movingtothe cl.osetdoor.D1:aketm=ow:s it.opento :reveala·tidycloset.sittingon the:'f'loor, leaningagainstthe baokwall.is, ,•.

A WOMAN1 SBODY

One o:fthacop•srace forwardonlytofind a full-bodiedCPR <loll.

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PRl:NCJ:PALDRAKE MeetResusitat.ionAnnie.Weusehe:rto trainthestuaentsin CPR. r guessshe qo~~favorMrs.Brummelslightly.

A1l eyesgo to Pacey. Re•squi.c:k1ylookingJ.iketheb?Ywho cried -m:ilf.

p~ No, theyput thatthe:re.

Pacey'sparentseie thei:t:'son.'I'heywanttobelievehim.

PACmr IsMOM So whereis Mrs.Brummel?

PRnlCIPALD:WUU: ,c--"'M:r::r.•Ltinm1e1-Wcts.n=!;t-:-..feel-ing-well.to~y.·- She wenthomeearly......--.-,--.,..__,.,,_.·

Pao~y•s1110manadadeyeeach.other.The copsstareat ~acey, theneach othe~.

~ :find.Delilah.

(::~-J OFFICER#1 .......-

weoa1ledDelilah. She'snot home. Ber ·momsays shekeepsoddhours..

PACtY'SMOM What's goingonhere,Mis$ Drake?

PRntC:IPALDlUUCE Miss Burkaisepileptic. She• sp:roneto Grand Mal 1 s.

COACBW:CU,IS she hadan attack. •'

Thisregistersac~ossPacey•sface.

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P~ay i3quicklylosing;my andallc~adi~ility.

Ol?F::tCER#2

D~ke lead$ themoutthe door. TheCoach takeshisseat ~~ilin,cal_lingto.Pacey.

COACHHILLrs

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though. · ···....,,___._.

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Everyoneis in theschooloffice,iookingverytiredand agi"t;~te(i.

P~~ncipalDxakeeyes the~aleotticer.

PRINCIPALDRAn: -rhi.sway.

'l'heo~fieernods"9~ a.sec"to h.isfem.alepartner, d:i.sappearinginsidethQinnero::f::ficewiththePrincipal..·

~acey•sdad gr.abshintbythecoJ.larandpullshim.offtothe· sideof the room. Hismotherfo1lows.

_ ·PACEY'SMOM ae needshelp,Will. ~hisis mereJ.ya symptomofa greaterprobleJtt.

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T.at,MP!Anoise comesfromtheofficeas if achair was 9vertu.;-ned.Paceyspinsaround,-facingthedoor.Thewoman police officerloo.kstoo.Paceyrsparan,tsare:i..ndit:fe:z:ent.

S1Jgaenly,the·prineipal'sdoorswingsopenandDrakQappears, fol~owe'!,J?Ytfl_e--~un~of:fi5;~~--..J!a..c_ey_eyeshim._clo_sely:.He -----appea::rtiexa'sp~raecr;.·.-slfgli"-tly'd1z.~~_,,..A.-.knowing.susp.J.cion. overcomesPacey. •··--~--.. ..

Pacey•~parentslook athim. ~ ·>,s<•'.... PRINCIPALDruuts (.•··.. He justspokewith M:rs.Brwmnel.andMiss .....;_:·,..

Burke,

Then,he tu.rnstothemaleo!ficex,who'scompletely recoverQdnow. Ee tarnstoh~s partner.

OFFICER#2 ThP...re'snothinghQre.Let•sgo.

Pacey•smomturnsto PrincipalDrakeapologetically.

l?aaey•sntothereyesDrakecarefully.Shewouldrather t>elieveherson.

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Srut~urnstQgo. ~acey•sdad isa littialesstolerable.1He

Pac;eyturns,catQhingPrincipalDrake"sstareashemovesout th&®<:ir.

W~'ll seayou tomorrow,Pacey.

Her ~:mile~hillshim.

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;e;,c'l'.PACEY'S,¥9'!.~~LATER -------••✓---••p--....--~-.·-----·-,...--....,'.,::_:,.-~-'!'_.~-':..-i:1:.-.:-:-·-.-.. s~rs $hine overa smallfamilyhomeina···ggietneighborhood.-.

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+N';l'•PACff'SBEDROOM-SAME

S:i.m.i;>le.Me:,s;sy~Paceyisstandinginthecornerwhil.ehis fath~*upttil:~stheroom,Re'sona search,chQckingunder thebed, spilling9tJtdrawers,etc.Pacey•s)l).Ontatandsin thed()()~ay.Ber facedistre~sad.

·PACln ~1MNOT ONDRUGS!

Thesearchis comingtoan end. Bis da.dlaonA mi:::1sion•.

His fatherg~absa h00k,lea.£ingthroughitatfirst,theh rippingthe bookapart.

Eis fatherisexasppera.ted.'l'hisisgettinghimnowhere.

- PACEYIsDAD We loveyou,~on. We wantto hel.p.

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P:ACEY 'l'henmlieveme. I'mtellingthe truth. Somethingw~irdis.goingonat ~chool. The teachers••• something•shappellQc'lto_ t}ll;!m.LetmeoallDelilah,please.

Bis fathergrowsang;ryagain.H8mcvas toFa..cey'sdeskand unplugshis telephone,confiscatingit.

I'mnot goingbackto thatsohoo1, They'rewaitingforme.

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You'llbethereif x·haveto tie-youtoa s.ahooldeskmy,scilf. ·

PaQey isat a loss. Hewatchesas hisdad unplugshis stereo.

PA~•s DAD

~ No stereo••- t~····~~~-<

PJ\CEY'SMOM

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Ris _porno.

Facey•sdad reachesunderhismattressandpulls outa coupla

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magazines. liehead~forthedoor. Paceyis scared, panicked~

PAC'E'l I can'tgoback toschool. PLease•

{turningtollim). We•ra.gonnagetyouhelpson, don't worxy.

Thedoor closes, Paceyiaap;tohis closQt,grabshis jacket,putsit 0n. :Racestohisdesk,scribblesa note, putsit onhis bedpillowand thenm.ovastothewindow.

Heli~ts thep~neand crawlsthrough.

OUTSXnE THEHOOSE

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AFJ:GORE

Sta.Jlqingonthesidewalk,darkand shadowed. Rs can't seea f~e bui;-t;hel:>Qclyisunmistakable.:i:t•~-Coach.Willis.'1'ha CQaah stands there,urunoving.

~hen he"sees anotherSHAP.E,c1oser,standingin the bruihesi~· his yard. A.woman--Mrs.Olson. Nextto her ·standstheshape Qf ~. Tate, ~beir faceshid.den, Pacey,horror stricken, ~tart~ baa~ forthe window. Be slips,loses his footing, ;f.alliI:1,g,,. .

Bis bi;,dylcQldshardintheshrubsnext to the house. He loo~ uptQ lites1;h~FIG't'.mESmovingforhim.·Theirsteps un~fi_~.,-!--•__gu~~anq_~~pi:t~-~-..;l~.)?l:_ings.himselftohisf7et --~·guia'Kly·asMrs.Ol.$onreaches··ou-t;;_;fOJ::;...iwn,·her·arm-grabbing Pac_ey•sco1l.arasherounds a corner,running .smackinto•••

PaCE#YSCREAMS.

• PACEY'SDAD What are youdoing outhere?

PACE¥ They're h~re,Dad. ' ..

Pacey turns tothe yard, thesidewa1k. There•sno one. ?1Qthing. They'vecompletelydisappeared•

Get in thehouse. NOW.

Pac~y clutcheshis dad'sarm, lo~kingback to the enip~yyard,

Pacey aridhisdad move insidethe house.

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Pac~y~nd hisdad pullup tothe frontor theschool•.Pacey Si.tsinsilentterror. A momentasthe caridles. students comeand go aroundth,Q,in,.

P~Y'S DAD ·c;o9n,son•

..:-~-·.:~:f'AREY...:-.:..;...-,--->~-~-.-...... . cquiijtly,·--s:1..m1iJ.yy·.-::......:.;_.--..·.--:.-.- Pleape,Dad,I'mbeggingyou.

Hi=Jdad remainssilent.

~·,.,~---/. aa.ytbeyare. Please,Dad, i:Cyoue.a::r:e

a.boutmeat all•••

:C-t'sci1ostcause.Bis~atheris unbending.Pac~y-.looksto the frontof theschool. Heopensthe car doorand steps out. ;Babeginsto walkup thaschoolsteps. He turnsto see hiadad watching,waitingtomake surehe entersthe building.

SCHOOLENTAANCE

P~ey wall<:supthQstepsand-Qntersthroughthefrontdoor. Besee~~. FUl:'longstandingintheha.l1way,talkingtoMr. T-=o.1:1-,:i..'lthod.z-....,_olc.a-...h..:l.m.lZol.ool-cob.,.a:J.co...-.~~hocloa::ir:w:i.nclow tosee hisfather'scar pullaway. Paceybolts.backout the doora.n4downthe steps. ·

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They earry him high,like a trophy,marching along side the

§eclud.ea<::ornerandd\Utlphim. ·:.

~C?li;l.p.c;iS.pnh:j.!ibackBARD.Beforehecanescape,thegirls have .besiagedupon him, pinninghim down. The Braless Girl ---·---___...,______------__..___,....,_-------- --- -----·----··- .......!19',•.,.~...,-..,__,,-r-•':J'l'.ZC:-1=•~."",_•,_~.._.._...,.'-'.,.,.,¥....,....,."""'.,...,.•_._,.,.•._.~•.,1-1-,...,_,.,6,,.. jeans are off as the scissorsmove to his underpants.

The underwear comes off. GIGGLES EVERYWHERE as several Po1oroids appear as the girlshold him down and begin snapping-away.. Secondsturn into years for Pacey until finally the girls are gone,running off with his lower ga:cnentsand Fac~Y.is left.barebutt on the dampmorning grg:;1~-,--···--·-.-·---..·:.,.,._:.:·-,........:~.:..~:-..~-->:--a.-';•..-:-··-·:··.·...

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g~ ~~~~ hi$ book bagand strategically pl~cesit. CLOSE ON his faee, cemplatalynumb.. No sign of tears. Re looks up to find Molly staringat him, pulling somethingfrom her .book pag. Ber face fullof understanding. Sheholds out a pair ot sweatpants.

A moment between the two of themas Pacey lay there, humiliated, hating his lot in life. He takes them. Grateful to her.

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The teacher~100veal:loutina businessasusualfashionbutif one wouldlopk clQ~etheywouldnoticetbe coffee-machineis un~ouohed. ~octg~ette smoke1ingersin theail:andt;:he ~natt:f.1lgJ_sataminimum.

INT,.CORRIDOR-MORNING

STU'DJ::lfl'S~ome~n~go.PacQy,inhisnewlyacguiredsweats, movesdo~,r,n1:hehall,lostina:seacfstudents,Down the ·(:(n:·~i~Q:J:'(;;Qnt~~l?;i:incipaJ.Drake,Paceydetours,movingthe otherway. Bespotsthe librarydoo:z:-s,:seesagroupot STUDENTSen~e:ring.Hegetslestin them.

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l?aoeymovesthroughthelibrary.He immediatelyseesMrs. 01.:i,onJ;,ehincl~ec;iiri;:uutiondesk.He:movesbehindal:l00k $helf6eyeinghel:'.Begoes\llln0ticad.Heeyesthecara c:~1;:alog•

books..Hepeersbetweenthe bookshelfto saeMrs.Olson statusquo. Then,heznovesturnshisattentionto thecard catalog fil~thati,itsnearby.Be takesa deepbreathand moves forit.

Once there,he scansthec::atal09,;f:lndsthel.et:.ter'"J:"and pull.stheentiredra""Werb:omthec.a.rdcatalog•.Behightails ·."· it:behinda shelfofbooks. Re sinksto hiskneesand f1ips t:hroughthed.2:awer•

CLOSEON the oatalo1,1 file.He'ssearchingtitlesthatstart with.theletter"I''.Re movesfast,aomingquicklyto what he's looking£or.

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'I'HEl:IODYSNATCHERS.THISISAM:VISED~ lJPDATEDEDJ:T:ION.

Paceyripsthe cardfromthe drawerandtakes offin search ofthe book.

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ReJllOVQSthroughrowafterrow,passingSEVE.RAL_STtroENTS, avoidingthem,headdown. He-looksthroughthe shelf,sees ~!rs.Ol$onstatusquo. Recontinueson. He comesto a $helf,scansit, findstheb:,oJ,;andpull$.itdown-.Eelooks a.round,seesasmallunusedcUbiclein therearof the.- li.bra.i:y.Hemakesforitjustas,overthe intercom•• ,

PRINCIPALD~E (frominte:rcOllt} AWillthefollowingstudentsplease :c-eporttotheoffice.TinaDannhausen, GilGold,GabeMaker•••H

Pacey ~akesa seat,listeningtothePrincipal. Pacey focuses onthe :t:,ook.

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Just be£orethelate bell,Stan entersandtakes hisseat. Behindhim, entersStokely.She•s £01.lol'lingStanobviously•

MARYm:TH So S-0ta1ktohim,

Marybethshovesan unwillingStokelyforward,encouragingher i;oappr9.a,chl;i'l;:an,onelastfatalshovesendsherSLAMMING intoStan's desk. Stanlooksup.

Noshit.

Stokelytakestha:,eatnP....xttohim..Marybethgiveshera thumbsup.!

S'l'OlCELY No way. Al:'6youserious?

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STO.KEL? Explorationisa goodthing.

Yeah?

He looksat hQr. smiles. StokaJ.ysmilesback.Aconnection is made.

The lastbellRIBGS. Studentstakatheir i;eatsasMr.'I'ate stand$at the~rontof theclass. He drinks.bottledwater. S~ appearsfreshanaenergetic. Botat allthe sluggish -·--·-coffee'l:tmh~tf,iou(yes&rtffiy.--~-~"·--~.:..-;;-rn:.,-:-· •.,......

·--~~,:.~•·.. .~~....•' MR.TATE . Okay,class,todayI thought~ewould do a living£amilyhistory.I ~antyou a.:u totake outa pie<:eofpape:t:andwrite downall livingmelUbersofyourfamily. Startwithyour immediatefamily,those livingwith.you,butthenincl.udeyour ~earestlivingrelatives•••

Thecl.assGP.OAliS.Jusi:then,anot~announcementfroll'\the PA ey:ateni.

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{viaPA) Your attentionplease.Willthe fo1lowingstudentspleasereportto the ~tfice1 Robbi~Mer~er,ShirleyMayo, Corey Gillikin..

A STUt!ElNTgetsupandheadsfortheoffice. Otherscomnent, "What'sup?" 11Dude,theygotyou.11Thestudentleeksback and smiles. Thisallaeemsinnocent.

SXT.STUDENTCOMMONS- LtJJSlCB

StudentsI1J0veal:x:lutenjoyingtheirbreak.Zekemovesabout thecampus. He spotsthe 'I'WOFOCK-OPS.·HeJUOvestothem.

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zmm quys,thedoctoris in.

Theylook oilthim,theirbehavioralittle·abrupt.-

FtrCKlJ'P#1 Nah,dude,gonnachill.

FUCKUP#2 Takea pass.

Tll~YscQz-:cyoff,Zekelooksaboutthacam.pus.

Has~~$ too F~ YO~ COtlPLEagainstthewal1-They're holdinghand~, taUQ.ngtoe~ohother,appearingvery aompatibla. ~hisgiveshim_pause.

--~--B1,1t"""'elien,"h'~;- :standing·alone,lookinglost. He saunt:e:rsove:r. . ...,-~-----"-'-.·,····· ··

MM""LBE'I'B Oh yea,y9u•reZekefromBiology.

~YBE'l'R ·aeal1y?so ifyou don• tdoyou:homework bow-'dyQugettobe.sosmart?

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Theha11 i,g~iet. MoststUd.entsa,raoutsideforlunch. Pacey ~evesdownthe hal.lwhenheseesthe Bralessgi~l p;:ust.ing:;Qme1;:q;.ngonthewall.Sheturnsa.'1.dseashilll, smilingwith ~ureevil.

She disappe~rs.He movesto theposterto discover,written ;i.n.poldcolQ::CS;l.$theline~"PACEYCO'NHO:RRASAONEINCH NOODLE:D:ICK".Andit'sac::aoitt,paniedbyaPolaroid.:eestarts 1;:otearitdpwnwhen hespots.Stokelymo'lfingdownthehall.

s~ -t:urnstohim.

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Pl'iCEY You"rea Trekkie,right?

S'l'OKELY Go'"!-Will"•

~ \../ ;"·-......... Shetakes off. Bechasesat-te:r:her.. (.:·. ......~· PACEY

Ithoughtyou wereintosci-£i1

S'l'OKEL"Y eci-fifan~oesnot a 'I'rekkiemake•.5-r:Nl '!'BEKisamateurnight.

Piv:::lrl I need your.help.

She e_yeshim. He100:1\:sdesperate.

CUT'J:O;

J;'.N'l'.SCHOOLOFFICE.-LATER

Several.studentssitinchairslinedui;:,outside.pfthe princtpal'soffice.'l'heSCBOOLSECRETARYmovesaboutbehind ~e ;officeeotmter.A ladyin her fifties•

Stanente:rsandapproachesthecounter.

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SE~Y (withoutlookingup) She'ssick. She'll·beoutfo~ a 'fe,T,l da.ys.

~a tU?:nsw leavewfu;!nhehears•••

I!OY'SVOICE (offcamera) ¥0.,A,c;:ag~pria,whatsup?

St.anspotsat:ciend,GABE,abigjock ofa guy• .eris.namewas QMle~ $Q.r,!ierovertheloudspeaker.

---··-··.'__..:;;;.....,_...--..,_.,,,_,..._.""'-~"'°'"'-"".•.:._.,~.'::_·..-~-...-:..·~-..."-~..... .

Gotcalledto theof!·ice-.~''"':Zou,.:i:e.not- pis~fa.d,a.reyoui' ·

J. STAN f.,......__.'.

Yeah? No,ID.an,congrats.Ru1e•

Sta.n.igno1:eshisguestion,motionstotheotherssittingand waiting.

S'tAN What'sgoingon?

Just then,the pi:incipa1'so:f:ficedooropensandaYOUNGCllltL ~pp~~s,,h$μig ledt,yPrincipalDrake.She stumbl.es.abit,·:· oonf~.=iiedanddiso:z:ien~d.ShemovesbyStan. ··

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Spe t:urnstohimas if shedidn't.recognizeherownname. Then shemoves outthe doo:r.PrincipalDrakelookstcGabe, motionin~ta hiJn.

a~ disappearsinsidetheprincipal'sofficeasDrakeshuts the C:oQ:r:.S~~n1 1:1xnind1$;i:~cing.HeloQk:3l;>acktothetwo officeassistants. Thentothe otherstudentswaiting, Somethin~ia nQt~ig~there.

INT•.EMPTY'CLASSROOM-MINO'l'E~LATER

Pac~yand Sto~elyare_inmid-discussion• ..-•---··•·•••'•.~a:__.,.,.--=..·-~....,.-..--.:".".""*7-...7-:"_:.-.-.~..~--~--.r:·':........-.•.•.··

PACEY . ·-~--........-~-=-=--..·..-. .. ••andthenthey chasedusbut we·got away,

S'l'O:KELY Andthisall startedwhen Mrs.Brummal dida Demiin.theboy'slocker~oom? -.. PACEY :Cthink so.

Later.

iSwkely9'Qt.suptol.eave.Paceystopsher•

Whereare yougoing?

STO:KELY To b~announced.

S'l'OKELY Themovie or·.thebook?

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St.ckelyisirr:!,.tatedbutstill.intrigued.Thisi.s,a:fte:ralJ., herniainsubjQct.

S'l'OXELY So?__ ------~ PACEY I thinkaliensare takingoverour sahool.

A lllQntentasthis:ragistarsonStokely.Paceywatches,he::::-· ..re.sP9ns11=;isunc:el:tain.Andthen•••

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dangerous.

E'ac?yisin completedesperationmode.:Srtokely's-notbuying it•.

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~...-..- .• Now thisiskey,we:t·b:a±il'f--·"s'ci0nr.ie::... FIQTmN. .

S'I'O~~ You're braintoast,

She startsoff butPaceystopsbar~

PAm:Y z had youpegg~dfora Mu1der,nota Scully. Thisis whatthey'recounting on, don'tyousee? They'veset itup sc per£ec:tlythroughtheyears.They•ve createdsucha make-believ~e..~istence with alltheirE.T.and MENIN RI.ACK movies,who'W'Oulclbeliev-eititit.really happened.

Hisarguemsntis startingtomakesense. Stokelyrefusesto go fo,:.it.

S'.tOXELY You'reouttayou.rfuc:::kin'mind.You're sayingthatpod peoplearetakingover OlJXschool?

I think$0,yes.

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PA<:!EY PWPE'l',SNA'l'CSERS--whateve~--mypointis they'rehere,they1'9"ebeenhere,and the.Y.'l.=9hareagain.

S'l'OXEI,~....-.---=-=--·-~.··=· :tn thel:SOD'!iSNATCBERStheywerepods.So whereare they? Wher.earethepods?

~ theyi ,,J s.•:·,-.,~....." (i... STOXELY ...........,;•·

Para.sites.

They bothturn tothe opendoor. Acrossthehall, theycan see int0Furlong-•ssciencelab.Stokelyis visiblychillQd as it al.l.COlll$$fullc;:irc:le.Shemovastoit.Pacey:foll.ows closel.ybah.ind.

Theymove intothe hal.l.andillto•••

Theymove tothe aguariwn.It is completelyempty.·orainecl ot it•swater. ThQylook toeach other.

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They:bothturnto findMl':.FUrlongstandingattheendofthe z,.QOm.Hestare:;.at.them,hisfaceso1emn.

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'~.-·s'1'01iEtY~·--·:.'.-•-,...,,:~~;.:..,._..,.. Anc,;\dotheyknowwhati'f:'·is?·.

Mr. ~urlong~hrugs. Hiseyeshold onthem. Be quietlylicks his dry lips.

Stokelyheads forthedoor,:motioningtoPacey. Befollows haJ;.,

CUTTO;

:nrl'•.SCSQOLCOllIDOR-SAME

stoke1yand Paceymo"Vedowntheha1lway.

Stanappearsbeforethem,chargingdown thehallway•

Bey,i:i.ace,youseenDelilahtoday?

PACK'l No,man.

S'.t'OXELY Whatkindof wei.rdshit?

STA:N Youwouldn'tt,elieve:meif:t..-toldyou.

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Thefstare~~ hi.ii,..

J:NT.mu:rDICAPPEDBATHROOM-A.'MINUTELATER

Pacey,Stokely~nd Stanpi.i;!cetheirinf~~tiontogether.

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·.---.:-~~_,..-..·.:·. STAii - ·· ~ know. :rsawthe lineoutthere. They had Gabeand Tina.

Yeah•••so?

· S'l'OKEii2' And Tina'sclasspresident.,cometo

tbinkof it,they startedwitha11the Q4~s oft~cers,studentcouncil l:DQI!lbers•I•

S'l'OXEI.Y (toStan) -Guessyoupickedthe rightweekto qait foo~l. ''• STAN It'salmost~sif they'rebuildingan 4'.l:mY•

Suddenlyrthe dooropens,a FIGUREstepsin. Stan, injock ~Q~~, grabstheFigureand throwsitup againstthewall. The HigurQWQal:Sacapand anover-sizedboy'slQtterman jacket. ..,

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VOICE HQy,easy•••it'sme~

$~ stepsback todiscoverDelilah. Sha'sir.cogni't.o,with herhair bundledupin herhatand eyeglasseson.

S'nl:1 Wlla.tareyoudoing?

DELn..AH ~jr:iingout.

Stokelyeyesher.

S'l'OltEL'!l Ididn'tkno~ youworeg1asses••

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Contacts.

ll~ ·Wh~~h<il,ppenQ4toyou?Icalled you-••z•vebeenlookingevecywhere.

Bello. You think:C•m.indragforthQ

'h,~• aesthetics..'l'b.ey•reafterme.They (·. ca11edma to theo~fice. Xr::lidn•t.kn.ow ·.~·'i what todo. Isaw yo'll.guyscomeinhere.

W~~ li;ic;lY?llgi;,::yes~.rday?:Cidyo,;:teU your parents?

m:.L:ILAH I was home.My momdidn•t J:::elieveme. She drinks•.'Itwasanightma.:i:e.Look, ~ gottagetoutt~·h&re.

'J!h.Qy'i:e.a.llge.ttinsrestless.

S'J:01:ELY What rd0n•tundQrstandiswhy Je~ferson? Why aoW?

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p~ I£ youweregoing totakeover the"W0r.ld, woqldyou blowupthe White~o~se :rNDEPm:TDENCEDAY--styleorsneakin quietlythroughthebackdoor?

-··-----••-.....=-•s-->_,,.,___...,_..,_"Clwr.;:e~--gotta--·ge'E-ou~l:a,•here~..··we.Q.,c\nIt.just.,

l.ivainthehandicapped·'J:Jatm:oom.~il graduation. :

.. h~e~~. rfyoucan hideyouremotions I -..~....~~· and £ear--it'spossiblewecangetby (,\_;,,, them. ·...·..

STOKEL~ Yeah._

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Thebat~oom dooropens andtheyfile outone ata time. ~heywalkcoo1lyand care1:ullydownthe·corridor1

Stai,.playsi:.eqMc~ptaill.Heleadstheway,turningtothem.

They tileout. Theymove dcwo.T.hacorridor.Theypass severalSt\lden.t:;.Suddenly,theballRINGSandthehall.way is soonfloodedwith people,The ~ourof them,:movedownthe haJ.lwayina line. '.l:heyspotseveralSTUDENTSloo_kirigcalm and coolas th~y, But.othersappearnormal. · · _.,....-•-..-.. ·.~---~-~.........--·'.----_·:--~....:..:.-::'·':.•.:.••·... Pacey;.s.startin~tosweat..Aswallastiia'others..Their. - p~anoia is growing.The next:bellRINGSaiidt~ehallway beginsto clear.

Theyturn acorner andspota.lineof STUDENTSwaiti:ig outsidetheQffice. '

S'I'O:KEiiY Ohshit.

S'U,N Pl.aycool.

Theyp.a:ssMr.Tatewhowalksbythem. He eyesthem, starts tostop but_continueson,

Theya,pproao.b.tbestudentsstandinginline.

S'l!M' Wothing. Nothingatall. :Keepgoing,

T~y move'bythewaitingSTtrI>ENTS,Faceystealisaglanceat ~hem. He .spotsMoll.y,Shaseeshimas -well.

·:·. MOLLY Hey, Paaey,didtheycall youtoo? '••

He ~!mostdoesn'tstopbut Stan.giveshimtnaokay.

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MOllY Yougoingto thegametoriight?

Stokel}!'.spotsMaeybethstanding:inline.Marybethwaves.

MARY.BE'l'H ~~Y, Stpkely,younonconformistyou,how you doin!;J?

Stokelyapp+.9~9hesher.

Si:i;QltELY Get outtatheline,Marybeth. ,_,i1ARiE1iar-:-..~- What?

Thissoundsdevious.

STOlCELY :Ctis. C'mon. It'llbef~n.

M~beth obeys,completelyunawareofwhat•sgoingon.

B.AC.K'l'OMOLLYANDPACEY

Pa,<;e::ypullsonher,Shepttllsa.way.

_ MOLLY ilhatareyoutalkingabout?

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su~~enly,Mrs.Olsonappears. StannudgesPacey,then moves Qn, Mrs. OlsQnafproaches,separatingStanandMaeybethfrom t.heothe:r-s.StanguidesMarybeth.

Th.ayroundaq0rner,disappearing.DelilahandStokelyturn the 0th~;-way,leaving'1:ac.e.yalone.Retu:naandheads towar~$ StokelyamtDe~ilah.

Mo~ly ,r4tcheath$ir:behavior.ShenoticesMrs.Olsoneye them. J:t•sallverysuspicious.

J;W,I;",.·SCHOOI,iCQ:RRIIIOR-51\ME

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Delilahand Stoke1yandPaceyrace down thehallway.

_._..-~•.--·~-.:-...:.-;..•.•-:"....~-:-_·,~·--.\_~-'::':--.:-~--·.•:·. PACEY .----~_,,_..-•.· Wa lostStan. Wait here. I'mgo.nna circleback.

J.J:e:Ll:LAB He !$aidmeethinlintheparkinglot•

.....a. PACE:l ~ Ya~h,but•••x•lljustbaa second. jl1--,.,_...,.._...•' \·..,. ...~~-· PacQyraQes bac~theway thaycame,leavingStokelyand Delilahal0ns. Stokelyspotsherlocker. She ~oestc it.

Gettingmyatutf. I'm notcomingback her.a.

Stokelyiszttherlooker•.She startstoopan it. Delil.ah seesPaceycoming:backalone.No signof Stan.

DEI.l'.LAR -Shit,let'sjustgo.

Stokely sticksherhandinto thalocker.

LOCKERPOV

CLOSEON Stokely•shandas somethings1ipsupher sleeve. she jerksher armaway.

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s1;0kelysc~atahesatherarm•

There':,somethingonlll.e.

Shepu.1lsherjacketoff. Sherips openthe sleeveofher shirtjustin timeto eeethe worm-likeorgan:I.SJn.iml:leditsel£ intoher.a.rm,disappearingunderherskin.DelilahandPacey ~Q~this. ·.

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~ai:ey,thinkingfast,r~psher·shirtoffof her. Helooksto Delilahwho standspetri:fied.

Delilahgrab~Stokely's.a:rmasPaceytracesitup hera:cn.

-:-·Stokelysta'l:tstocal:een-backandforthasifshe•saboutto ·faint.Ber kneesbuckleandshetail~ tothe floor.

Paceywatchesas thewormmoves justunderthe ~urfaceofher :Jkin••• travellingupher.armtohershoulder. ·

l?aceyishar.rified.The'W'0:tmtrave1spasthershoulderupto herneck. -

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STOKELY{cont'd) Please•••getitout•••it'sgoingtomy brain,Pacey,it•s:gcingtoget me. P.leasa. ·:.

Paaeytakes twofingersandtriesto stopit•s movement, hoiaingit inplacemidneck. !:lepresseshisfingers together•••pinchingit.

DEt:o:JUr Giveme her.bag.

DelilahgrabsStokely'sl:x:>okbagfromherlocker.

-----··Eesiqueeees.n:alX!,-~:9::.-ing-4d.~:-:.£i-ngerstogether•••trapping it••.andthen•••ithrear..soff,.mov.i~nt.,··t'l>/0"Wo:.t:ms'(likei-t dicl:i.ntheaquariumearlier)·

PACEY {cont'd) Shitl

He trapsQne ofthe "M:>l:lt!Sandsquee2asroughly.THEwcnw ERO'PTSTBROUGS'rEESKIN

rippingfieeh•••£1yingthroughtheair. Itflops rightinto Stokely•sbag. Deiilahclosesit up. StokelyCRIESIN P.A:CN.

Paceyfoll.owei:t:upherneckandaroundh8r£ace. It.travaJ.s up theside ofher noseandtowardsher eye. Paceytrapsit :Lnthecornerof be:reye.Ha presseshardas it beginsto squeezeout ofher taarduct. -

~J:teworm-likefeelercurlsandwigglesbackandfortll.Pacey grabshold ofit withhis fingersandYANKS.it,slingingit intothe bookbag. Delilahzipstha bagup as Stoke.ly collap~estothe floor.

Paceygoesto StoKely,checking?e~wound.

Stokelyisa WH~ER.INGMESS. Deii1ahturn5 aroundto·see Coaoh NillisanaMrs. Olsonatthe endot thahall.

DEL:a:.AR Let'sgo.

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PaceyhelpsStokelyup,ha1f carrying•••draggingher,They move iikelightningdownthe halland throughanexitdoor.

EXI'.SCHOOLWALKWAY-Mct!ENTSLA!I'ER

Zeke movesdo'Wllawalkwaytowardstheparkinglot.Class is still inprogress. NGareyina practicefielda little footballscrimageis ta.kingplace~~hecheerleadingteamis off tothe sidepracticingtheircheersfo~ tonight'sgame.

Zeke eyesthem. Thecheersseems veryunenthusiastic.The footballplaysseem softandslight1yun:rea1.Zekewatches, not quitesure·whatiswrongwith thepicturewhen•••

A HANDGRABSHIM FROMBEm:cm> -·'--·--•.....·.~__..,......:....·-·.•-:._,..;_-:- -; •.•.:..._:~_:;--.\--~--;_...-:°:":--.:-~···-·:.- ZekespS.n$arcund.:Ct'sMl:.Furlong;--""'-···,··

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Whyaren'tyou inciass?

MR. FtmLON-G You'renotfeeling1Yell?

ZEKE ,.•, Yaah,rthink it1sa puggoingaround.

MR. FtrRLONG And yousaw thenurse?

Mr. FurlongseemsconfusedbyZeke'sresponse.

ZElCel YQah•••seeya,Mr.Furlong.

Zeke turnsaway,notlookingback. Z! he did,he wouldsee Mr. Furlong'sbcdysh~t inthe most.bizarreway.He lunges L.owa.rc:1.Zeke,gi:etb:binghim,:,p:lnning1-d.m.~.ound,.·.t-1-i:i:ow.i.nsh:i.m up againstthewall. ·

Zekeis caughtoff guard,hetriesto pullfree butMr. Fur1onghas himpinned. Zekestrugglesbutthen sees··Mr, Furlong'sfacecontortas littlebubblesriseup underbis facialsld.nasif some~hingcrawledunderneath.

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Zekefreaks. Becan't believewhathe•·s·seeing.-Zeketrie, to pu11 freebutcan't. ltisa.rmstrugglesunderFurlong's grip. Mr.Furlongbringsonehand upto hismouth and 'W'ithdrawsso~ethingfromit.Hamoveshis handtowardZeke, ~omethingwigg1eswithinhisclanched£ist.

Ze~e•s h~ndmanagesto£ind ~t•swayinto hisleathe~jacket, It find~something.,.aBiopenloadedwith hisdrug, Witha burst of·strength,hebreakshisa:rm.free,strikingupat furlong.

The .l;!.:i-c;:pencom.es.S.LA!lMDlGintoM:r;,.Furlong"sface,lodging into hiseye. .Furlongstumblesbackasthepen releasesits aon_tent~_intq,_.M+•Furlo.qg.____._. _......----•·JtC"'--..-__,___.·•.......-, ..••···.•_""':·•-~.......:.-':''"::••••,•.-.·· A momenta.ndthenMl:.Furlong'sbody'startswrithingand squirming~~ thedrugtakashold. He CRD:s'outina most inhumanway. He spinsaroundinpain, clutchinghisface. Thenh'1:,tumbles.Firstfallingtohisknees andthen collapsingonthe ground,Hisl:x,dygoesstill,

ZEn::(cont'd)" Whatthe fuck?

Zekakicksat his:body,makingsurehe•sdead. 'l'hen,he bolts.

Stan a.71:dMarybethareintheparkinglotwhenStokelyanc:1 Facey appeal:withalimpingDelilah.Stan jwnpsto he:r:.

Stan noticesStokelyhasbeenhurt. He goesto her,hold$ l:ter.

You okay?

SheholcisQn tohim. Delilahtakesnote.

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Guys••• look.

Maryl;>t;!thmotionstothescrimagefieldnearby.Theyalltu:rn t.oseethe practicehasstopped.The entiretQam•••the cheerleader3areallstanding,staringattbem•••wa~ching them.

M.AR"D3E'I'B Whatis goingon? Couldsoltleoneple~se tQ1linswhatthehell isgoingon?

VO:tCE

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Thisplaceis fucked_•.....:~.--.;,._..-~,---·.·

They spinaroundto findZekebehindthem. :·He'sshakingbut in controL

ZEl\E Take myadviceguys. Get the·fuckoutta he:re.

r.. couldwe pleasego7 ·;,__·...·~. Zekemoves tohis-car.

Theylook ateach other.Not particularlyverytrustingof him. Pacey 1ooks:backtothe:school.Hr.Ta.teandHiss Burkeand CoachWillisha~egatheredby theschoolwalkway.

Heopens.theca~ door,Marybethpilesin,then Stanhelps Stokelyintathe cackseat. Stanstartsto getin whenhe turnsto tindGa.be,thenewteamcaptaina.nd a.fewotherTEAM MEMBEP..Sstandingattheedgeoftheear.

S'tAR We'_re•••uh,going•••to •••uh••,

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Stan turnsta seethe~acu1tYheadingtowardstheJiJ.-Hejumps int~ car.

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EX'l'.HOUSE-LATER

A nicea~fi~en~bouse~n thenicepart oftown. Zeke'scar isparked inth~ driveway.

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..... ~XT.::aACKYARD-SAME ~~keand theothersmove ac:rosstheyardtoa conve~ed garageL"'lback.

llfl'.GARAGE-SAM!;: A.light CL:rCKSon.·Thegarageisnot agarage. '?hefirst p~t is mo:reofacarpenter's.haven.Worktal:>le,poW8l: too1s, etc. ·

ZElCE

Z~ke leadsthem toa :backcorner,hitsanotherlight revealing... ··

A .lal:;,oratoxy.Zekehasconvertedthebackofthegarageint:o his own,privatephanna.c::eutica1company.A tableG!gui;pped with labequipmentandother materials.

Good lord.

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S'l!Allt This issoma seriousshit,

MllYml'l'B' Wheraare yourparents?

Paoeynoticesa handgun sittingononeof the.tables.He motionsto th~Qther~. Zekenoticestheirlook. -·--·-•••..,--,.••~--_l"',._.aa•··•~....;-,•••-••..=:::~"'i··-···-::.-"'':·"":.-.:...

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CUT TOz

CtOSB Qlit;.he(lead-wo:an.:Ctappearsgrayandopaque.:rt•s ,•·,~·~.......-~pinnedtoa l;\J:>l:,oard,A:,mall.soaJ.palmovesintoframe, ~·•. ••.~:1 slicingintoit.

Zeke isfast atwork,he observesthewormunder alighted in;i.QrcscoPQ,inspectingitwithasteelpick.

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~aceythinksfo~ asecond.

STO:KELY They•:reusingusashosts. Dz:y.ingus' out,

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DELILAH.···· Ber bodywas tooold. She didnittake.

Stan turnstc Stokely,concerned.

Stokelynods. Delilahtakeanote.

MARY.BETS: Likethat ofa teenager?

ZEl<E Mydrug confusedit. Thestimulants

fanctioningforthealientissueand killedMr.Furlong. · ·

Zekepicksat theWOl:Mwithhislab instrument.Theycrowd a;-ound.-

ZEKE ··· Stae,itbasit•s·owncerebzaitissuQ~ut itdoesn'thavea brain. :rtaotsas a translatorandcancontroland manipuJ.ate..Buttoknowanymora,you would-haveto findit'sparent-organism.

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PACE;{ 'l'hemasteralien.

W\RYmlTB Bow dowe stopit:

STOlmLY They're.allconnected.I:Cwekil1the masteral.ien,wegetal.lofthem-in theoq.

STAli :B® wbathappensto everybodyelse? Th.a ones who've.beentakenover?

Then we'll·ju,t.havetowingit.

Theyall stare_ateachothe~.

DEJ:.l:LAH Whatabout.thepolice?.

:PACEY No, Pol.ice.!rhey'vealreadygottento theni.

~YBE'I'H Let•sleavetown. We could_goto Atl.anta. . ..

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STOXE:c.Y What i:foneofU5 isan alienrightnow? 'FlowwouldweknoW1

Theystare ateach other._Suddenly,gettinguncomfortable.

Huh?

Paceyfeelson thespot. •:.

Theystareat eaahother. suspicion•••distrusthasbeen J:iorn.

Oalilaheyes Stancuriously.

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Stan turnsto her.

Theoi;herslookatthem bicker.Th.airparanoiaisgrowing. ~istru~tpermeatestheroom.

Stan eyesStokely. Sheloo~.saway,She.coulddie.

MJUlYBE'm She's nota lesb~an.~hat's-ahoax.

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Really? Andwhat a.boatyou?Mi.:s:s A1:l.anta--whomysteriouslyshowedup out of no where.ontodayofall days. What are youdoingin Ohioanyway?

Maeybethlooksabout theroom. Alleyes areon her. She becomesfri~htened.

WtRnE'l'B (veryquietly)

live withrelatives.I didn'thave an~1hereelseto go.

Theya.1.:J.$t.4'reather.Zeke£eelsforher.Hesteps forward. -~·--·--•."'--'-,.·.e,

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academic~ehievements.

l)EI,J:LAH AndPace:y-:..whendidyou:becomeSignou:rey Weaver?

Zekeholdsup a drug-filledBicpen.

No wal",man. Iclon'tdod:c-qgs•

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Stanstaresat aiiof them,

Zeke looksat theothers,Thayal1 lookguilty.

PaCQJ',

s~ Just takeit,Pacey.

P~oey takesitand p~tsit inhis nose. Eelooksto Zeke, almostfor reassurance.Zekenods. Pacey takesagiant 9.ll();'tp

~?.Ceytastesita bit.His~yes bugslightlyand hehandsit ba.c:kt0Stan,lookingasconfusedassomeonewho'staken drugs:forthe first_time.

Re brings-ittoMarybeth.

M2\RYBETH I'm sorry,Ido notsucewn.btopeer pressura. Ido notdo drugs. rdon't evendrink.

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ZEnl {thinkingaboutit) I can'tgethigh onmy ownsu~piy,man.

Paoeystart$giggling.'!'heyallturntohim.Thecamera pushe~inon tt;lll!,as.he.gigglesmoreandmoreuncontrollal:lly, ----~---·••""-·.•·.:c-==-------"":.• .·------··.--.-~...::_~;.:-_..__:--rf..............·..._.~-..·-

.......--.~~-=----..·.:.-. STAN .. Nowwhatthe hell'swrongwithhim?

Stan :,t?,ndsup,gl:absZeke'sgunfromthetableandpushesit againstPacey•stemp1e.

PACEY

~ (1oopy)· \,........~.....· ,,,(. Hey, Zeke,man•••thisshit'sal:right. (:_·;.-

Stanaims the_gunatZ~ke.

Beat..

Zekeputs thepen inh:l.sn0seandsnorts.Noimmediate reaction..aeholdstha panout toStan.

Stan eyesZeke forany changeinhis physiea1,themsno;,::ts the pen powder.BG~ubsit aJ:"0undinhisnose.

Zeke motions.forStan~ogivehim hisgun J:)ack.

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ZekeSNATCliE~theg~nawaya:ndputsitcehind himon the ~able.

Stan sits.

Stoke1y.

Beat.

StokelytakestheBic::penfromZeke.

Stokelytakesthe hit•.Shesuc:r:ksj,tinstrangel.y.Itpockets itselfin her sinusandshecan't geta feelfor it.She h~ds the pen toMarybeth.

delILAR Xt'snot a.c:ldictiveyousoutherntwit.

Stanstarts laughing.

D~1ilahtak~s.thepenawayfromMacyb&th andsnortsit hard. Sheeven putssomein -theothernostril:••

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Pa.oeyisstill gigglinginhischair.

Stokelydoesn'tlook ascomfortab1ewithit. BQrfaceis twitchinga bit.She putshe~handsto her temple.

Zeke pullsanotherpenout andhandsit to Ma.ry.bGth,

Marybethtakesthe drugandputsit to hernose. Shesnorts. _....-i•--..•...·.ae---=-_,..._-.;.--·:.~....:--.::::.,•--.--:-:-...·--:_.-..._..-:·:_~..-~,:;·1:.-•.-:-·-.-~.. Thesound isloud inStoke1y•sear;-"sEit""put~.herhandtoher-· earto controlthe sound.

Beat.

Except rorstokely'sweirdness,there~sno reactionaround· the room.

··DELILAH W'ell,J:gue·sswe'reallofftheboo•••

Betor~ Delilahcanfinishhersentgnoa,a fistlike shape punchesout fl:CIII.underherskin,contortinghGrfaceandbone structurehorriblyfora halfsecond beforesnappingback into place. ·

Blooddrop~ freckleMa.rybathandStokely.

;everyone'staken0ffguard.Wasthatthem tweakin'orher ~eacti.ng, .

Del~lah1ooksconfusQdas weii.Shebringsher handto her face,which doesn'tsitonher skulllike itdid before.It's a iittlefuckedup,

Oelilahg;:-a:bsStansumforsuppo:rt,andFEELERSpour:-outof herfingertips fJ:omWlderhernails,ferociouslywrapping anqslitheringaroundStans'arm.

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(druggedandconfused) Ob Shit.! .

Zeketurns toget thegun andit1 sgona! Fanarounciand Paceyhas it inhis handandis backingup 1aimingitat· Zeke!Eyes asbig assaucers.

Stoke1yand Ma:r::ybethflyback.outottheirseats,AsStan.is thrashed_intheirdirection.

Delilahis start3,.ngtolooklessandless·likeherself.

_..,•-·stokalytl;ies~o'teai.s~-~~wi~~~;i"i.Plii;.,i,'lf,1.ilah,--butshehas.hi.a gripf>@dtight.

Pacey turnsto thecreatureand£ires atwhat wasonee Delilah'shead. As it ca:xplodes,TWO~raheadssproutnextto thelast,

Zeke takesthe gunfromPaceyand shootsthoseheadstoo. ~he thi..ngh..itsthegroul.ldlil:.easackorpotatoes.It.flops aroundgrues0JX1.G!ly•.

Stokelycomes backanddumpsa bunchof thepowder d.ugon the creature.

Thed,rugboresinto theoaxoass,makinga si.zzlingsoundas it goes.

Everyonewatchesasthe J:x:>dywrithesand.steams:.:

~hecamera traoksovereachof tham.

~ightis quioklyfallinguponthegarage~ Lightsburn from within•

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Delilahlays spreadoutallover thegar~gefloor.Still SteMJingsl~ghtly,

ON ST.AN1U1DS~O~ELX

Stancan•t ~ke hiseyes offwhat•sle£tof Delilah. He•s peyondupset. Stokelytriestoco.m:forthim..Stokelyreaches QUtand strokeshisar.m,They sittherein silence.And thee•••

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Sto~elylistenssilently,

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STO:KEtY Z don'tknow,Stan.

He looksat her. Stokelyreallyfael.sforthisguy. She placesher handon hisshoulder. .

Zekean.d-Ma:r:ybetharebtlsyatasidetablamakingup anew batchof his hackcu:ug.

MARYBETa:(cont'd) X wishI hadnevercome herQ.

Thisis a deliaatesubject.Marybethis instantly unoorafortab1e.

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She looksat him,a smallsmile. Sheappreciateshisattempt at com.fort.Marybethchangesthe subject. She pullsa drug- filledBic pen fromhispocket.

Zekecomes toa stopwith whathe's doing.

Helooks atMarybeth'scontainer.

Zekeeyes her, He likesthisgirl.

Justthen,Stan turnsto Zeke. A lookof determinationon his face.

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Zekeis lookingat hisbatch. He placesit ina book bagand putsit aroundMarybeth'sback.

They eyeher.

Stan isloadingthe handgun.

They stareat eachotheras fearovertakesthe room.

Thegame is nearingit'send.

Theband PLAYS, Butthe musiccarries noenergy, The cheerleaderscheerbutwith littleenthusiasm•. -.The crowd watcheson.

Theconcessionstandis in fullswing. CLOSE onbeverages beingpassedhand tohand tohand. Peopleswillthem down,

The Women'sRestroomhasa linearoundthe buildingas women waittheirturn. One WOMANisseen exiting. Sheseemsa littledizzyand disoriented.

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TWO LITTLERIDSare seenplayingunder thebleachers. They dig intothe dirt. One ofthemholds up asmall slug.

A WHISTLEBLOWS, It'sthe fourthquarter. A playermakesa runfor the line. The crowdCHEERS, Theannouncerfollows theplay overloud speakers.

EXT~PARKINGLOT - SAME

Zeke"scar pullsup intotheback of thelot, behindtheBrun Countyschoolbus. Zekequicklykillsthe headlights.

TBE STANDS

The Fuck You Couplearesellingsodasto payingcustomers. Cups a~epassed handto hand.

One of thelittletoddlersfrom underthe bleacherscomes running upto hismother SOBBINGHYSTERICALLY, He jumpsinto his mother'sarms.

ON THE FIELD

The Patriotsarefierce. They racein againstBrun County for a PULVERIZINGTACKLE,It looksugly. A player fromBrun is hurt. He's helpedoffthe field.

FROMTHE SIDELINES

CoachWillis watchesapprovingly,He turnsto the standsto see PrincipalDrakewatchingwithoutquestion.

Stokelyand Stanenterthe frontdoors. They eachcarry a• backpack. Theyrace acrossthedarkenedbasketballcourt. Theymove to theexitdoors onthe far wall. Openingtheir bags,they takeout locksand chains. Theybeginto secure theexit doors.

STOKELY" You thinkthiswill work?

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Stokely nudgeshim,

EXT, STADIUMFENCE- MINUTESLATER

Paceywiggles througha breakin thefence, slippingintothe stadiumunnoticed. He movesunderthe bleachers,peeking throughthe slats.

FeetSTOMP, PeopleCHEER, Paceychecks itout. He can't see much. He movesfor thebleacherentrance,

ON THE FIELD

A PatriotNAILS anopposingplayer,CF.ASHINGintohim, throwinghim tothe ground. TheBrun teammember startsto getup as thePatriotbends do~mand slipsa slug intohis helmet,

Theplayer sitsup, movingto hisfeet whenhe stumblesback suddenly.He drops toground, unconscious.The Medicshit thefield again.

Paceyappearsat the footof thebleachers. He looksup into thecrowd. He spotsZeke andMarybeth who motionwith.their eyes. He followsthemto,••

PRINCIPALDRAKE ·

who's eyeson the game,onlyfeet away. Pacey turnsaway and then, andonly thendoes PrincipalDraketurn toPacey. Her eyes stonecold. Paceylooksback butDrake's eyeshave returnedto the game,.She watchesverycool andcontrolled.

ON THE FIELD

The lastplay ismade. ThePatriots scorejustunder the clock. They win--thevictors. The fieldbeginsto breakup as ever.yonebeginstogo home.

PRINCIPALDRAKE

turnsto see Paceyheadingback towardsthe gym••• alone.

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Pacey sprintsaroundthe sideof thegym. Hisshadow thrown big acrossthe building.Drops ofrain !=>egintopourdown.on him. He wipeshisface.

Paceyenters, runningacrosscentercourt. He stopsand turnsto the doorway.

A LOUDCREAK asthe dooris heardopeningand closing. Pacey looksto the entrance.He hearswet shoesSQUEAKINGon the hardwood floor.

~ PRINCIPALDRAKE (:h,~~__.) (offcamera} '•.·~...

ActuallyI'mright here.

Paceyemergesfrom theshadows.

Sheturnsto him, asmile onher face.

She takesa step forwarqwhen ahugenet comesflyingdown on top of her. She immediatelystartstofightbut Stokelyand Stan appearon eitherside,wrappingit aroundher tighter, entrappingher.

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Marybethand.Zekeenter. They chainand lockthe doors behind them.

PrincipalDrake·laytangledin a volleyballnet. Shepulls and twists,trying~o break.free.

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Stan throwshima ring ofkeys.

PrincipalDrakehas managedto uprightherselfto akneeling position. The otherssurroundher.

Get me outof this. I'llhave you expelled.

Stanpulls outthe gun.

PrincipalDrakelooksextremelyafraid. Stan holdsthe gun up,aiming. Zeke grabsa Bicpen fromMarybeth'sbackpack.

Beat.

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Theothers lookat eachother.They realizethisis a lame plan.

ZekegrabsDrake'sface, holdingi_tbackintothe light stream••. '~ ···(I.··.~.....-..·/ PRINCIPALDRAKE

Oh my God,whatareyou doing?

Zeke holdsthe penup, readyto plunge.He hesitates.

Zeke ishaving secondthoughts.

But Zekecan't doit.

PrincipalDrake isreducedto a trench·oftears. Zekeis shaking.

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PrincipalDrakebeginsto risetowardsZeke. Sheis SOBBING.

She'sworkedherselfcompletelyout ofthe net. She movesup to Zeke, reachingoutfor him. Suddenly,Paceyap:i;:,earsnext to Stan. He grabsthe gun,aims, andFIRES.

The bulletcatchesPrincipalDrake rightbetweenthe eyes. She fliesbackwards,landingwith aTEIUMPon thehard floor.

A moment. They allstareat her stillbody.

Zeke staresat thepen, thenat Drake'slifelessbody,

He walksover tothe bodyas a poolof bloodspreadssickly from behindher head,••

Zeke isat her f~et,wonderingwhatto do.

Zeke iseyeingthe bloodpouringout.

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Suddenly,Drakesits up,the holein her headreplacedby long,dancing FEELERSthathave sproutedfromher bullet wound.Her eyesare rolledbackwhite. ZekeSCREAMS.

Marybethactingfast, ripsopenher book.bag,she-pullsout the largecontainerofSKAT. Sheopens itand poursit out all overPrincipalDrake.

PrincipalDrake'sbodyerupts inspasms. After a m.oment--her bodygoes lifeless.

ButZeke andStan area littleless sure.

Theyrun towardsthedoor. Zekeunlocksit asthey fileout.

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The rain isstillmisty. Theylook towardsthefootball field,whichis empty.

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The lastof the crowdcan beseen inthe distantparkinglot.

The BrunCounty SchoolBuspulls outof the parkinglot.

The raincontinuesdown. In the neardistance,a FIGUREcan be seenmoving towardsthem. Suddenly,theCoach comesinto view.

Stanmoves in front,meetingupwith the Coach. Suddenly•,A CRASHOF THUNDER. The rainstartspouringdown indroves.

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TheCoach standsin therain likeit's nothing. He doesn't evennotice.

TheCoach'shead goesslack. It dropsback andhis mouth opens. Feelerssproutforth,lappingup the water. Zeke's turnsto horror.

Itis a hideousandsickeningsight. He backsup, to the others. Theysee ittoo.

Suddenlymoreemergefrom theCoach'seye sockets,noseand mouth. Longstingersthat slapaboutthe face,thrivingin the down pour. Suddenly,Mrs.Olsonand Mr. Tateappear behind him.

He appearsdisabled,as ifthe.rainhas takencontrolof them. Then,.thefeelersdisappearandhe turnsto Stan.

The fiveof themtake offrunningback towardsthe gym.

They raceinside,SLAMMINGTHE DOORSHUT. Zeke andStan work together,securingit withchainand lock.

Stokelyand Marybethlookthroughthe smallglasswindow in the door.

ANGLETHROUGHWINDOW

CoachWillis andMr. TateandMrs. Olsonand othersapproach thegym. Theymove withassuredconfidence.

Stan appearswithmetal rods. Practicehoopstands,

Paceyhelps him. They slidethemthrough thedoorhandles, barricadingthemselvesinfurther,

Theothers disappear,leavingPaceyalonein the foyerofthe gym.-He looksthroughthe window.

ANGLE THROUGHWINDOW

Nothing. Thefacultyhas disappeared.

BAM!

A tentacledface comesCRASHINGagainstthe window. Pacey LEAPS back. It'sMrs. Olson. Slitheringand horrific,the face slidesout ofview.

Sto~elyand Stanare in thepool room. A completelyseparate and isolatedsectionof thegymnasiwn.

They checkthe exitdoors, Lockedand secured. Theymove to a smalloffice door.

Zeke andMarybethare atopthe woodenbleachers,checkingthe steelwired windowsthatling thewalls. Theylookout onto the footballfield.·

ANGLETHROUGHWINDOW

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CoachWillis isseen conferringwithMr.Tate. Theystand, soakingup therain.

Marybethis chilledtothe bone. She movesin closeto Zeke. Hisarms findtheir way aroundher.

Paceystandsalone, infrontof a trophycase.

ATHUMP behindhim. Pacey spinsaround,pe~ringinto the darkgym.

A moment andthen StokelyandStan appear. Zekeand Marybeth rightbehindthem..Zeke movesfor thedoor, keysin hand,

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Zekeunhooks thedoor'schainedlock, whileStan pullsthe steelrod away. Zekecracks thedoor, turningbackto Marybeth.

And withthat,Zeke'sgone, Thedoor SLAMSSHUT. Paceyand Stanre-secureit asMarybethcalls afterhim.

Shelooks on,sullen,throughthe smallpaned windo~.

Zekeracesthroughthe drenchingrain. He looksabout, there'snosign of anyoneanywere. He crossesthepavement tohis car.

He slips inside.

INT,CAR -SAME

Inside thecar, heREVS it up. Then,suddenly,something stops him. He looksthroughthe rearviewmirror,realizing someone couldbe inthe backseat,

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He doesn'twantto but heturns aroundandlifts up,slowly, creepingup, lookingintothe backseat. It'sempty. He takesa breath. The ultimatefakescare. He turnsback aroundand ••.•

shiftsgears andpeelsout.

Theothers moveaboutthe gymentrance. Fidgetyand tense.

A THUMPis heard fromthe darknessofthe gym, They all turn. Stanraces in, The othersfollow.

Shadowedlightfiltersin throughthewindows highin thegym walls, Allis deathlyquiet, Exceptfor the rainpelting down outside. Stanmotionsto the girls.

Stan andPacey splitup,each takinga side ofthe gym.

ON PACEY

as hemoves to theelectricwoodenbleachersthat line.the wall, He moves totheiredge, peeringunderthem. It's frighteninglydark. A jungledmeshof steelsupportbraces.

Suddenly,a FIGURE emerges,movingintothelight. It's Molly.

Shemoves out intotheopen. A lookof°'pureterroronher face.

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She runsinto hisarms.

suddenly,Stanappears,yankingMolly fromhim, throwingher to theground.

Mollyis horror-strickenandtearstained.

Paceywants tobelieveher butknows better. He'sseen too muchtonight.

Mollysits onthe floorwhileStan tiesher hands·behindher back. Stokelyholdsthe gunon her, Molly CRIES UNCONTROLLABLY,

Mollynodsher head. She lookspitifuland pathetic.

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Stokelyis gettingreallyanxious. She pacesthe-floor.

Marybethislooking throughthedoor's smallwindow.

Zeke walksamongstrows androws of schoolbuses. Be keeps ~ looking behindhim,watchinghis back. The rainhas stopped \:'.\-.,,..-...-· but the nightwindwhistlesbetweenthe buses. It's very creepy.

Suddenly,he hearsFOOTSTEPS. He looksdownunder thebuses, Sees nothing. He spotshiscar, movesto it. He goes -straightforthetrunk, popsit open, Looksinside, Be withdr~wstwo Bicpens. It's betterthan nothing. He pocketsthem whenhe hearsVOICES.

He turnslooks atthe endof a schoolbus. A COUPLEare fighting. He movescloser,comingupon a SCRUFFLEbetween Mr. Tateand Miss··Harper.He hasherpinnedto theside of the bus. She SCREAMSIN TERROR,

Zekemoves for her. It'sobviousMr. Tateis in theprocess of conv~rtingher. He racesto help.

Zekecomes uponthe struggle, HethrowsMr. Tateoff Miss Harperand grabsher bythe arm. She looksup, surprised.

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Zeke grabsher andtheyICX>vetohiscar•. Hethrowsopen the door andMiss Harperjumpsin, followedbyZeke justas Mrs. Olsonappears. She grabsZeke. He wrenchesher offhim, He hops in,startsit up, turnsto seeOlsonrecovering. His windowis open--hebeginsto rollit up.

Zekehits reverseand beginsasthe windowrolls up--but Olsonmanagesto thrusther handin at thelast moment--.the glasscatchesMrs. Olson'shand,closingon it. Herfingers getpinched inthe windowjustas the carspringsbackwards,

Mrs.Olson's fingersaresnippedoff bythe_window,dropping tothe floorof thecar.

MissHarperSCREAMS.

Zekespinsthe cararound andheads backthe way theycame.

Mrs. Olson,stands,watchingthem go,nursing hisfingerless hand. Thinfeelerswhippingabout inthe knuckleslots.

Zeke careensthecar out ofthe parkinglot anddown the school drivewayentrance.

The Fingersunderthe seatssproutfeelersand become wormlike. MissHarper'shysterical.

The fingerscrawltowardsZeke'sfeet.

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The Worms startupZeke"sleg.

Miss Harper"svoice issoft andquitecalm. Zeke,confused, turnsto ademonicMiss Harpe~just asshe comesflyingat him,armsoutstretched, Zekespeeds upas MissHarper lashes intohim,her handsfindinghis throat.The Carrips through assorted signag~roadside,

The car goesinto atailspinas Zekefights"offMiss Harper. She comesat him fastand focused.He slams herbackagainst the seat.

Miss Harperrecovers,lookingvery primand poised.A smile invadingher lips.

She comesat himagain, mouthopenwide ••.

A WORMPROTRUDINGFROMIT

Zeke,panicked,SLAMS onthe brakes,sendingMiss Harper crashingout thewindshieldand overthe hood.She triesto hangon, but slidesoff thehood andis crushedunderhis tires.

He screamsas herealizeshe hasworms crawlinguphis legs, he tearsthemoff of himselfandchucks themout thewindow.

He'sdriving silentlynow.Catchinghis breath,··

He hearssomething,andturns theradio off.The caris makinga strange knockingsound. It soundsas ifsomething is stuckto thetire. It's hardto controlthe car, It's gettingworse, He hasto pullover,

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Thecar pullsover onthe darkand lonelyroad.

Zekeslidesthe carinto park.He glances01Jtallof the windows cautiously,thenopenshis cardoor.

He glancesto seeif anythingis stuckin hisrear tire.It's black asnight backthere.

He reachesinto theback seatfor aflashlight.

The camerapushesin towardshisopen door.Zeke leansout and flashesthe lightpastcamera.

ZEKE POV

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Nothingthere.Be flashesthe lightup a littlehigher. Nothing.

He hearsa thump.

He flashesthelight backdown atthe tire.Miss Harper's headis therewhere itwasn't before.It'sseveredbut still movingfrom it'sneck stump,beingpushedalong byit's own meansof propulsion.Herface contortswitheach movement,an evil.raspemanatingfromher slackmouth.

Zekereaches aroundwithhis freehand andgentlyshifts the carinto REVERSE.

He backsuprough andshort, justenoughto crackMiss Harper'sheadopen witha sickPOP. Theblood andgore streak outfrom underthe tire,as easilyas ifhe'd crusheda giant pea.

Heslams thecar backin driveas hecloses thedoor and thereis MissHarper"sHEADLESSBODYstanding infront of him,lit sicklybythe whitehot headlights.

He blastspast heras she headlesslywatcheshimscream;past, her fingersstreakingbloodacross hiswindow ashe goes. Leaving herto wanderheadlessin then:ight.

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StokelyandStan arein thepool area. Standouble checks theexitdoor tomake sure it-'ssecure,He, then,movesback toStokelywho standsnextto the pool,..Thewaterglistens againsttheir.faces.

Stokelyremainsquiet.

Stanlets thissink in.

Stokelymovescloseto him, A certainsexualityexists betweenthem.

StokelygrabsStan andkisseshim, longand hard. Yearsof passionexistinginher lips. They breakapart. Stanlool<:s ather, pleasantlystunned.

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Molly sitstied andboundnear the frontdoors. She isalone and tryingdesparately,yetquietly,to ioosenhe~ straps.

Paceyand Marybethwait itout atopthe bleachers. Theysit quietlywith eachother. Pacey isturned awayfromMarybeth, sittingseveralrows do,rn,sprawledoutalongthe bleacher.

Marybethignoresthatquestion. She doesn'tlikethe sound ofit.

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Paceybreaksfrom hisintensity. He looksto theexit doors. Suddenly,puzzled,

Somethingis strangeaboutMarybeth'sresponses. Maybe it's the factshe hascompletelylost hersouthernaccent,

Pacey turnsto herjust as.,,

A HUGE, GROTESQUETENTACLE

whipsout at himin a lightningmove ••• strikinghim,sending ·himtumblingdownthe bleachers.He lay hurtand stunned, lookingup to see •••·

MARYBETH

her leftarm isno longeran arm. It's beenreplacedwith a huge,hideous tentacle,

Paceywatchesin UNSPEAKABLEHORRORas,••

MARYBETHTRANSFORMS

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Her bodybeginsto shivera moment. As feelersbeginto seep fromher mouth,her eyes.•• everyorificeasherheadbegins to bulge••• herneckstretching,elongatingashermouthopens wide ••• widergivingway tosomethingelse.

FROMHERMOUTH

comesa bulbousmatter. Suddenlyher wholebodybegins to gyrateand differentiateashertwo armsstretch forward, joiningher legsas theypushout and redefinethemselves.

Herskin changesshape,color,texture•.•itbecomes gray••• opaque.

Marybeth'sheaddisappearsintothe neckof thet-hingg1.v1.ng wayto it'snew incarnation.A roundedhead witha huge mouthwithstickily feelersthatslapabout it.

A fold of skinliftsrevealingthreepiercipg eyes. Theneck expands thensubsides,attachednow toit•s·newbody. A torso connectedtofour worm-likelegs.

Pacey watchesin horrifiedsilenceasthe creaturetakesa step towardshim. It moveslike a spider••• scurryingdown the bleachers.

One of theTHING'Stentacleslengthens,stretchingout, whippingup to theceiling,to the raftersabovethe court. It wrapsaround abeam andpulls,

The THING,like lightening,disappearsintotherafters. Pacey stands,staringup. Terrified. He watchesat itmoves throughthe rafters,swingingfrombeam to beam. Paceybolts to •••

He immediatelyseesMolly,sittingon the floorstilltied up.

Paceywastes notime. He runs tqher, ripsloose her bindings.

Mollylooks tothe doorsthat leadto thegym. Shehears thisloud noise.

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Paceyraces tothe doors. Slamsagainstthem. Molly,now free,joins him.

Paceyleadsher tothe gym doorentrance.

Pacey leadsher backintothe darknes••• intothe,••

The gym isdeadlyquiet anddark. The THING couldbe anywhere. Suddenly, THUMPbehindthem. Molly turnsto see somethingrushingher. A basketballcomesbouncingout at her fromthe darkness.She SCREAMS.

Then,anothercomes at Pacey~ Itrolls eerilyby him, They standthere tenseand frightening,Anotherball comes,this is timesfastand furious, It.hitsPaceyknockinghim.to the ground,sendingslidingacrossthe floor. ·

Mollymoves tohim, reachesdown tohelphim up when •. ,

A LARGETE~TACLEWHIPS OUTOF THE DARKNESSgrabbingherand YANKINGherentire bodyback whereit came. It happensso fastand suddenthereisn't timefor Paceyto r~gisterwhat evenhappened, Onlywhen hehears a finalDEAFENINGSCREAM eruptfromMolly doeshe know.

Paceyjumpsto his feet,wastingno time. He peelso·ut, racingdown along hallwaythatleads toother partsof the athleticcenter,

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Stokelyand Stanhear a ·noise..•theystopintheirtracks. It"s aSLIGHT RUMBLINGfromabove.

Th~y lookabovewhen suddenly,

AN EXPLOSIONERUPTS ABOVETHEM.

The soundof splintered-woodandcrushingbrick.Then, movementabovethem. They lookup to thedark raftersthat comprisethe room"sceiling,They canhear something, travelling,movingabovethem.

StokelyandStan stand,paralyzed••• petrified.

TheCAMERAPANS toStan to Stokelythenback toStan, thento Stokely••• thenbackagain.·onlythistime Stanis gone. He's justvanished.

She looksaround. A sickfeeling overcomingher.

It's asif he disappearedintothinair andthen, from above •••

STAN'SBODY-FALLS,hittingthe floorwith asickeni?gTHUD. StokelySCREAMS, runningtohim.

Stan isdead, hisbody CRUSHED,Stokely looksdownin horror as moreNOISE comesfromabove. Then, anENOF.MOOSSPLASH from theswimmingpool, She turnsto thepool. The water· rocks,but thenstills.

She runsto theexit door.· Sheturns andBEATS·onthe door: It'schainedand locked. It won' tbudge_-·

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suddenly,somethinggrabsher, spinningher around,she SCREAMS tofind,,.

PACEY

horrified.

The moveback towardthepool. Stokelydoesn'tnoticethe tentaclethat slowlystrecthesacrossthe swimmingpool, inchingtowardsher, circlingherankle until•••

IT YANKS

Pullingher bythe leg,draggingher intothe swimmingpool. SheSCREAMS, thrashingabout,comingup for'air. Shelooks up toPacey whenbehindher •••

A HUGESPLASH ISHEARDas the alienentersthe poolwith her. Stokelytreadsin thecenter ofthe pool.

Stokelystartsfor theladder. She moves,terrified,not knowingwherethe alienlurksbelow her.

Shealmostmakes itto the sidewhen-Stokelyiscompletely draggedunder, Paceyraces tothe side.

A moment andthen STOKELY'SHEADPOPS UP

inthe middleof thepool. She's GAGGINGand COUGHING. Treadingwater,,.shelooks abouther. No signof the Thing.

Pacey looksabout. He sp:>tsabarrelof pool chlorine against thewall. Be goesfor it.

Stokelymakes a_breakfor it,her armsmoving asfast asshe can. Butshe's havingdifficulty.The·waterappears thick I as long feelershavesproutedand takenover thepool,

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Stokelyis terrifiedas she-realizesthisisvery much like the aquariuminBiology. She reachesthe ladderatthe side of thepool. Shestepsup, crawlingoutwhen •••

A HUGETENTACLE.APPEARS

wrappingitselfaroundStokely•••

Sheholds ontothe ladderfordear life. Pacey runsto her aid,his armsoutstretched,rippingopenthe chlorine container,slingingit,sendingit flyinginto thepool. He reachesforStokely•.•

justas thealien goescrazy,writhingand splashingaround inthe pool. Largeocean waveswhish about.

Stokelyliebeside thepool,unconscious. Paceymoves to her.

She startsto correto. Shelifts up,innnediatelyterrified.

He helpsher to herfeet when thealienlungesout of the pool andback intothe rafters. Itmoves abovethem.

They splitup, goingindifferentdirections. Paceyspots the Coach'sofficewhileStokelymakes a breakfor thelocker room.

INSIDE THE LOCKERROOM

Stokelyraces throughthelockerroom, passedrowsand rows of lockers. Shereachesa corner,a dead-end. Shestops when shehe~rsa .••

CREAK! The soundof thelockerroom dooropening. She hears footsteps. Stokelygoesdeadlysilent, listening. She sees a shadowappearalongsidea rowof lockers. The shadow appearsto bea human figure.

Stokelystepsout.

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Zekecomes forward. A SKATpen inhis hand. He looksto Stokelywhen Marybethappearsbehindhim..•

Zekewhips about. He'sstandingdirectlybetween thetwo of them. He looksback toStokely.

Marybethstandsin thedarkness. She'snude.

Zeketurnsto her..

Zeke standsbetweenthe two,not knowingwho totrust. He whips backand forthbetweenthe two.

Marybethstandscalm andpoised. Zeketakesnote.

~ ZE:KE Answerme something,Marybeth. Whyare you naked?

Marybetheyes him. She stepsmoreinto thelight.

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MARYBE~H(cont'd) Herworld hadcollapsedin Atlantaand shewas lookingfora new home. Very much likeme. I reallylikemy new body, Zeke. Do youlike it? You must. You ruinedit foreveryone,Zeke, When you gaveme thefake drugtest--th.atwas sweetof youto bondwith me. It was s-o typicalofyour species. Sosmart but utterly incompetent.Will itwork again, Zeke? Do youlikewhat yousee?

Zeke can'thelp butstareat Marybeth'sbreastsas sheruns her handalong them,tracingthemsensually. She takesa step towardshim,

Zekemoves back-towardsStokely,He looksback toMarybeth andshe's gone,

Just then,Stokely ripsforward,mouthagape, aworm protrudingfromit, Stokely'sbody lungesforwardwhenPacey appears frombehind,grabbingher, sendingherbody slinging intoa wireequipmentcage. He leapson the door,locking it.

Inside, St9kelygoesberserk,her bodywrithingabout,back and forthclawingat the cage. Feelershave hal-fsproutall over herbody, Shelooks hideous.

Zeke turnsto Pacey.

Zeke holdsup theBic pen.

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Paceytakesit,

They don'thave timeto waste, Paceygrabs it,sniffsit.

A momentas Zekewatcheshim, Closely. Suddenly,aNOISE from theother $ideof thelocker•.

Theymove down therow oflockers,not seeingthe SHADOW agaisntthe wall, It isMarybeth'sSHADOW. But notfor long. The shadowchangesshape. It goesfrom thefemirnine figureof a youngwoman tothe hideousgrotesquecreatureiri seconds.

Paceyand Zekemove down arow oflock~rswhen theyhear somethingmovingaroundthem.

Paceyturnsto look behindhim,he's feelinggroggyfromthe drug.

When he turnsback around--Zeke'sgone.

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CONTINUED:( 6)

Pacey movesaroundthe cornerof thelockers. He shakeshis head, tryingto findsoberclaritywhen.:••

ZEKE'S BODYCOMESFLYING AT HIM. Theygo SLAMMINGintothe lockers,slidingto the floor. Paceyjumps upto see Zeke's limp bodyon thefloor. He leansdown, checksZeke out.

suddenly,a sweetGeorgiaaccent fillsthe lockerroom.

Paceytries toquiet hisTERRIFIED BREATHING.

A SHADOWbouncesacrossPacey'sface. He jumpsupand moves toanother rowof lockers,leavingZeke.

She'sgettingto him. Paceyis losingit. He looksabout madly.

Silence. He's touchedon atruth.

Her voiceis whimsical••. sweet.

PACEY ·. No. I ratherbe afraid.

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ON PACEY

Pacey·listens.He startsout whenhe seesthe Creature's shadowmove againsta locker.He fallsto his knees,trying to hide. Waiting. He watches,insilenthorror,as the Creature'sneckelongatesand itshead risesup andover the entirerow oflockers. ··

TheThing knowshe'sthere, itseyes piercehim. Pacey looks up,sees it,then bols,shootingfor thelockerroom door.

Paceymovesdown a rowof lockers. He seesZeke'sbody slumpedina heap onthe floor. He goesto him. Spots the Bicpen andgrabs itwhen hehears anENORMOUSMONSTEROUS WAIL ECHO.throughthelockerroom. Paceystopsin his tracks,leaningagainstthe equipmentcage. Suddenly, somethinggrabshim frombehind.

It'sStokely.,stilltrappedinthe cage.

Pacey tearsthro.ugh·thelockerroom doorandinto••.

Pacey comes-boltingoutofthe lockerroom door,he doesn't look backwhen thelockerroom doorbursts apartat the Creature'stouch.

Pacey bolts,movingacrossthe basketballcourt. He turns, to seethe Thingslitheringacrossthe floor. One of--it's tentaclesSLINGS forward,wrappingitselfaroundPacey'sleg, reelinghim in. Pacey slidesacrossthe floor,KICKINGand SCREAMING. He losestheBic penas it dropsto thefloor. His handsflail·aboutashe triesto re·coverit. Hisbody squirmslike ahooked fish,..untilthecreaturestandsover him.

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Pacey liesdirectlyunderneaththeCreature, it'sfourlegs on everyside ofhim, caginghim in. The creature'shead appearson it"s snake-likeneck,twistingunderand moving closeto Pacey'sface.

The Creatureisface to-facewithPacey.' It'sslimyfeelers slap about,grazinghischeeks, Itsmouth opensas twolong worm-liketonguesspit out .••

Paceyeyes theCreature'storso••• it'sbellywheretheskin is sotranslucent,youcan see throughit. Thousandsof smallslugs swim about.•• some breakingthesurfaceofthe skin,then divingbackunder likedolphinsin the ocean •

Paceyfinds theEic pen,he bringsit up tothe Creature's eye,but theCreaturedodges. Pacey misses. The slugsare invadingPacey'sbody. He canfeel them. He starts SCREAMINGandWRITHINGabout. Pacey rollsaway fromthe Creature.

Paceystandsuprightand runs,picking atthe slugsimbedding inhis skin. The CreaturechargesforPacey, tearingat him.

Paceyeyesthe bleachers. Hegoes for them,divingunder them ••• hittingtheelectricleveronthewallashe goes.

KABOOM!

each other.

UNDER THE BLEACHERS

Pacey racesthroughthe mazeof metalthat comprisesthe underliningof thebleachers.

He sprints,dodgingthe steelbr~cesas they snapflataround him, Helopks behindhim tosee •••

THE CREATURE

right behindhim,traffickingthe foldingbleachersaswell,

Paceyruns the lengthofthem, tryingto getto the o·ther side beforetheyclose completely,

The bleachersarealmostcompletelygo~~- Spaceis tight. PaceyLEAPS inone finaljolt of adrenaline.He makesit, flying,.SMASHINGintothe9Ym wall, .

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He turnsto see theThing justas thelast bleachersnaps closed,SMASHINGTBE CREATUREFIAT. Only it'shead escapes, stretchingforth,coming atPacey,who meets itdead center with theBic pen,.imbeddingit,withwarrior force,rightin the Creature'smiddleeye.

The creaturegoesmad, it'sheadconvulsing andshaking. An unfathomedSCREAMeruptingfrom IT'Smouth.

A longmoment asthe Creaturefinallycomesto a still•.• dead.Paceylooksdown,the slugson his bodyfall away. Dead too.

Paceystares a longhardmoment untilhe'scompletely satisfiedthe.Creatureisdead,

Thenhe rises tohis feet. Be goesracingtoward thelocker room.

Paceymoves tothe equipmentcage. He looksdown tosee Stokelylyingon the floor,unconscious.A dead sluglayat hernostril.

Paceyunlocksit, movesinside,touchesher. -~,,....,_....

Stokelystirs. She'salive.

STO:KELY Jesus,Pacey--isitover?

Stokelyhugs Pacey. He helpsher upwhen •••

A BODY COMESCRASHINGAGAINSTTHECAGE.

Paceyand StokelySCREAMin terror. They lookup to see Zeke,in pain, clutchinghiswounds.

Paceysmiles, happyto seehim. They all sharea moment, lookingat eachother.

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Zeke helpsthem outof the cageand asthey move outof the locker room,•. Stokelystopsthem,

ZEF:E If you don't~ow--what doesit matter?

Theylook at eachother.)..Intensely.Zeke'slastwords echoing.

· .Anotherschoolday. Sl'UDEN'I'Scomeandgo•.'l'heschoolis __,____a1"±v"e-~We-I:!••.•···-~.;~.····•"····:·.·--··.___,··.-··

SOFERIMPOSE: ONEMOlJTlILAT.ER

J:H'l'.SCHOOLCO.RRIDOR-SAME

A seao~ students. TheCAMERAcomesupon T"flOGIRLSwaiting inline at thewatertountain.

G:mL#1 ~ amso sickof those:cepo:cte:cshanging around.

Gl:RL#2 Whena.retheygoingto finda riev:sto:ry? Theyhavemilkedour littiehighschoo1 massa.c:1:etqdeath.

·:·GIRL#1 Tell mea.boutit•

It'sP~c.ay. Hestandsupright,wipinghis mouth. .Theysee l;\ili\.,.

GIXt#2. Bey,Pacey,you're fanclub'soutside again,

Networkorioc:al.

They shrug. Paceywalkson. Asha leaV"eshehea:rs.,.

GIRL#1 He's socute.

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Paceysmiles,moving on. Besees Mollyat herlocker. Be comesup behindher, grabsher,spinsher around. Beplants a hugekiss onhez lips. Shereturnsthe kiss.

"MOLLY sure.

She looksat him deepandha:rd.Pacey movesin tokiss her again.

He ~urn~,_movJ.ngdowntheha.11:i;,ay,sayinghellotodifferent -····-··s-eudenSa5JHegoes-;'Molly-')ust'~,a-~E.h_~.,-'Lllim-...·se.r·f.ace,.......... intense. Questional:>l1.1..-----~· ..

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BLACXOUT!

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