"THE FACULTY" (1998)

The.morning sun beats down ona high school football stadium. It has a small town feel. Enclosed by a track court, it has metal bleachers on either side, It is morning but the sun is already hot and blistering. ·

A large man, 40's, can be seen walking aiong the-empty field. He drinks from a bottle of water, This is COACHWILLIS, A hard man. Difficult. He stops to fuss with a water sprinkler head. Be jiggles it, tugs on it. Ee can't seem to· get it to work.

He pulls. on it somemore when something takes his attention. Something in the brittle gras~. He reaches for it, curious, knocking over his bottle water in the process.

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

The Coach scoops something up in his hands.

A picturesque small .town school. A building composed of red brick and tradition. The perfect rep~esentation of everything good and true in small town life.

A sign ·sits in front.

"WELCOME TO JEFFERSON HIGH! HOMEOF THE FIGHTING PATRIOTS!"

It is still early and there.are but a few people moving a.bout.· An older woman in her 50's, petite, almost frail, moves through the front d~ors, This is MP.S, OLSON.

Mrs. Olson moves down. ·the dim corridor. • The morning sun finds its way through windows, casting shafts of .lights along the ~ty corridor. ·

~s. Olson rou~ds a corner and runs into •••

J?~XNC.IPALDRAKE ~J.... Mid 40's. Stern but attractive wi:th a.tough sexiness about h'er. Mrs • Olson jumps : _.

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You're late, Mrs. Olson. The library opens at 8:00 and you're to arrive •..

Miss Drake stares at her. A slight smile emerges.·

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

The Principal carries on, leaving Mrs. Olson.

Mrs. Olson comes around a corridor. The halls are empty except for a janitor that moves about sluggishly in the distance. Mrs. Olson comes to a set of double doors. The sign above reads "LIBRARY".

Mrs. Olson juggles the chain and padlock_ t,hat secure the door. She unlocks it with her keys an¢{ opens the door and steps into the dark library.

Mrs. Olson stops to wrap the chain and lock around the inside handle of the door and then hits the lights. T~eli~rary is illu.>ni.nated.

:C-t is a l:>ig and. vast room lined with rows and rows of . books·. There are many nooks and crannys that host tables and work cubicles and computers.

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Mrs. Olson moves through the library.to the circulation desk. She plops down her things and then proceeds her ~~rning. ritual of opening the library. She moves past a window and opens the blinds •.

MRS, OLSON "Didn't know how lost I was unt:il. .I found you."

Through the window, the coach can be seen on the football field nearby. Ee's still fusses with the sprinkler system. Mrs. Olson moves on to another set of doors. She unchains them also. She moves to a set o·f outdoor exit doors. Q'nlocks it, then checks it out. She pushes on the door. It sticks. ·

She pushes harder .•• the doorri.ps open and ;she comes face to face with Coach Willis. Mrs. Olson jumps. :The Coach stands in the doorway. Eis face flush and sweaty.

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fountain's the closest.

The Coach smiles at her. It's a forced ·smile. ..He moves past her. Mrs •. Olson closes the do~r, placing the_ chain and lock on the inside handle. ·

She moves to the thez:mostat and checks its reading while the Coach makes his way to the water fountain. He bends down and begin~ to guzzle water. His eyes glance over to Mrs, Olson.

Mrs. Olson moves to the circulation desk, when she turns around she finds the coach st~nding rig~t behind her. He's just a little too close·for her.

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Mrs. Olson looks at him like he's from another planet.

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· You okay, Coach:

He nods. He turns his attention to tha paper cutter that sits on the counter. He. moves to it, raises its a.rm and brings it down. SWIIIICKK! Mrs. 01son eyes him strangely.

He nods again, turning, moving toward the exit door.

Mrs. Olson turns and moves behind the circulati~n desk when, sets down her keys when •••

_Suddenly, the lights go out. Darkness envelopes the.room. Mrs. Olson ~pins around, her eyes quick1y trying to adjust to the room.

She looks about ••• nothing, Suddenly, a WRESTLINGof ·phains takes her attention. It comes from the.exit door. She moves to it.

Coach'?

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She approaches the door to find no one there. Just the chains slightly RATTLING. She notices the chain has been woven through both exit doors with the lock affixed. She's been locked in. A growing concern grows across her face. She moves across the room to the school corridor exit,

She walks quickly ••• she discovers it too·:·has beeri loc~ed. She's trapped in. She pushes on the door. She fills.her pocket for the keys but then, remembers •••

She looks back to the circulation desk where the keys lay. She's frightened •. She turns to the e~it doors and knocks on them. She looks through the small window,· the halls are still empty. · · ·

Mrs. ·ors on turns back to the circulation desk. She moves for the keys when •••

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

She turns to find the Coach. He holds the keys in his hand.

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I wanted a moment alone with you.

Mrs. Olson stares him down.

The Coach .holds. them out.

He stands still, forcing Mrs. Olson to reach for them. She doesn't move. A stale mate •.

The Coach smiles, then sets them on the ~ounter.A moment. Mrs. Olson reaches for them when the ••• ·

COACHLUNGES FORWARDM1D GRABSMRS. OLSON'.S'BY HER ARM YANKINGE'ER UP ONTOTHE COUNTER. j I

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She SCREAMSBLOODYMURDER as the C~ach·drags her along the counter.to the paper cutter~ He ra~ses·the blade.

He pulls Mrs. Olson's head up·to the cut~er. She WRENCHES and KICKS. She strikes out at the Coach·. E'e loses his footing. Mrs. Olson falls to the floor and takes off· running.

The Coach recovers. He takes the paper cutter blade and rips it from its base, creating.a.sword. He starts after Mrs. Olson.

She moves from row to row, her face frightened. suddenly, she hears •••

The voice is coming from the other side of the book shelf. She moves further down, ·1ooking through the shelf as she goes, trying to see through to the other side.

Suddenly, the cutter blade comes slicing out,. just missing her. She SCREAMS, then races down the narrow aisle, The blade sticking out of·the b<?ok shelf, as if chasing her.

Mrs. Olson reaches the end'of the aisle, spins around the corner to another aisle. She moves between two large book shelves, flying down it,· She reaches the e~d. It's a cul de sac. A dead-end,· She turns back around and looks to .the end ••• to see the Coach coming. But he's not ••• all is quiet.

A long agonizing moment. And then, from behindt a hand reaches through the book shelf and·grabs her by.her hair.

The hand rips back, picking her up and dragging her through. the shelf ••• books_crash to the floor as her entire body is.· forced through the shelf, finally disappearing from view. One last SHRIEK from Mrs. Olson, then the library goes deadly quiet. ·

The school has co~e to life as first period approaches.

STUDENTSare everywhere ••• com;i.ng, going--racing across campus. Music ROCKS from every direction as the CAMERA is assaulted by the students of Jefferson Sigh.

A-young boy, PACEY, walks alone, his book bag slung over his shoulder. CLOSE ON EIS FACE. Almost fifteen. Cute but still in the gawky stage.

He hears a car racing up behind him. Rock music BLARING. He turns, recognizes it, drops off the-side walk, behind a bush, taking another route. · . ·

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At the far fence, beyond the goal post, Pac~y appears. His small frame slips through an opening in the chain-link fence as he takes a short cut across the field. Be looks toward the ground. He's the kind o.f guy who watches his· feet as he

He moves across the field, kicking at the ground when something stops him. He. spots something on the ground. Be kneels down, curious. The.toe of his shoe digs at something.

Jr:.:e s,averal lit Lie 1von1 like s td:Js Lances. No- more Ll:a!'i =t,,o 4.ftciies long, they appea:: ·d;z::yand fla:ttened, embedded in the- g:r~ss:)I. dii t:. l?c£eeJ p+cks. at; one uith hi:, fingez t.ips. He pr.:ces 1 c loose, scoop1ng it: tip in· hi.5 hanel. Ile plaJ s ,dt;J.. it, ~hsze s a salt. fleshi11ess to it. Pa~ey srings it ta kis, nos-1 a ad sniffs at it l.rho;u~••

A; S!Jil\.flOH liE':'E.."".:F:S :BEBDiO RI!!_

(VOICE.. (off '-'.'arnera) What are you dojpg7

Pasey spit:ili ax:cuae, seared shit.less. ~tat.dilly befoZt:! Lim is ceACE HILLIS. raee~, jump~ up, r:::U@f?iagsis Eiisae·Jer:t. _iR h~s h-arn:r.--....

PACE?"" :r.•• tii1.•• vas jti.st heading f::e. s.cl;col

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VOICE (off camera) What are you doing?

Paoey spins a.round, scared·ehitless. standing before him is COACHWILLIS. Pacey, j'll:mps up, cupping his discovery in h~s ··-·-··hand.- .

COACHW:rLL:CS This ain't the route, son.

.. ·~ . F~cey steps back, in total faax- of this guy • •

COACB Sil'.LLIS You're a ••• I forget your name •••

Pacey.

COACH WJ:LL:tS

,I •• • Right. I've seen you around. You're not

zeally into sports.

Pe.c~y ,;ioesn•t say anything. Re stands rigid.

Paoey tw:-n.s' arid takes.off, scared 01! this guy .. :a:e takes the worm....like thing with him. Be skirts by the coach, b:r.μki:ng· into a sprint. .·

The Coach stares afteJ:" him, then pack to tha ground,

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Pacey emerges from around a corner, moving th~ough tbe arowd~g O~P\l13 when •••

Out of nowhere, an elbow comes £lying back into his tace, n~~:rly 13plintel:ing bis nose • .He SLJWS back against ancrther S'l't1D.ENT, falling to the ground.

alood po~~~ ~e the t.imid pacey takes a deep breath, resigning him.self to his all too familiar ro1e of school wuss.

A g;i.;r:lJ 17., an ele'VQ~ slacker type, dressed in NY Village bla~K wi1;:nesses the incident. 'l'his is STO.KELY. An unapproachable cynic. She eyes Facey and his bloody nose •

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

She travels 0n, her eyes going to the student :;,arking lot wne~Q ~ twr;, car tenderbender has causQd a ~ist fight ~Gt'WQQn TWOGIRLS. -They c::law at each other. StokeJ.y, watching the ~PQcta.c4e, ~nd not wbe.re she's going, runs_ DEA!) SMACKinto ••• {..~ \ __.,. .. '~~~-~ ST.AN •~ I

An incredibly handsome-atud1y-jock-JFK Jr. in the making-type pf guy. Be grabs hold of Stokal.y to kQep her f~om :falling ovex- ..

He leans into .nci:t:, his c:ic::eanblue eyes piercing Stokely. She yanks away violently~

S'l'OKELY iialk inuch?

St~kG1y stampers off as the CAMERABOLDS on Stan, his face confused.

He takes off, passing a BADASSSENIOR who's revealing:a small lland gun to a coupla ?.BESEMAN. They smile, impressed~ Stan apots ~c,:m.eoneacross the way. The CAMERAFOLLOWSas be comes upon ....

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A vivacious, ~exy, perky, frivolous, beauty guQQn, cheerleader of a girl. This is DELJ'.LAH. She stands, bored, talking to a guy with a tuba:.

· Stan tries to give her a kiss. She jerks away wildly, her hand protecting he4 lips.

DELJ:IJ\B ~ha lips. Do you mind? I 'm working.

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

Sba turn.a her back tQ .$tan who· shrugs, marching en, l'lis e_yes go~ng to 4 young FRESHMANwh0's getting racked in the ball:s by an-UPPBR CLASSMAN. The l:x:>y falb OVQ:t' in pain. :It's Pacey. The CJWERA FOLLOWS•••

A pretty young girJ. who walks by. Meet MlUtYBETH. A vision · of sweet sixteen,' southel:ll dabut.a.nte loveliness. Gorgeous with 1pts of hair that S\U"rPu~ds eyes ~ull of spμpk and tire. Sne stops a passing TATTOOED~ED G..I:RI..

M2mYl3ETH . . Exeuse ma. could you point me towa:td the o:r:i:ice? This is my first day here at Jet£erson and it seems my sense of direction has_ J,een obscured-by Iey" rampant nervousness.

Marybeth's accent is 100% Georgia thick. rt pou:s trom her lips. The t~~tQ9ed pierced g~l stares _dead pan and points.

MARYml'I'B Thank you aver so. Name• s Marybeth. Mary.bQth .Louise autchi.nson i:: you want · the whole damn handle.

Marybeth tabs 0££, charging i.llto the school building, her wide-Gyes taking in eve,:,ything. A TEEN COUPLE BICJ?-ER down the hall.

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'llhe gi:rl reaches over and SLAPS the boy. The boy do.esn•t mu~ a beat. He s.t.APS her back. But she's ready ••• she SLAPS him back harder. Ma:i:ybeth tu:ns down another eo~ridor, pa~~ing STUDENTS, T.E.i;.CHE.RS••• her eyes wa~~ar to •••

A tall leather ela<1 guy with hellish good looks. This.is ZEKE. A second yeax senior. 'l'XOubled. and aware.. Be stands in a oircle Qt ~otrnG 'l'WERPS. The CAMERAloses Marybeth and fQllows Zeke as he leads the twerps into the boy's bathroom.

Inside, he pulls a small Bic pen from his pocket, only the ink hM l:;l.ean removed. It· contains another :;Ubstance ~

The twerps pull th~ir money out as Zeke hands over $QVeral

i,.ost:ril~ S'NOR'I:tllG·:r.otmtY~.:--c-:,,;·•-:·..:-~--r!•.·..·.... _. . . . · - - • I ..• ~·· ~=--~•,.::-- ..... .:· - • . • ... . ~he pen:s • contents, a ·hack drug, takes hold.:of them quickly as they all $tart tweakin'• Zake pockets the cash, smiling as the CAMERARISES OP Af1D OVER-a batnroom stall to reveai •••

~acey, cowering alone in the sta1l, atuffing toilet paper up hb bloody nose. The CMmRA xnova.s in cloaa to him as he ~esperately_triea not_to cry,

weicome to Jeffe:rson High.

ENp 1ITLE SEQ'OE?lCE.

Students come and go around a door :marked FACULTYLOUNGE

A large aJUI spacious room. A long conterence table sits center with a ccuch area off to the side next to a refrigerator.

An assortment of TEACBERS move about the space,. talking, smoking and BITCHING.·

refrigerator. ~his is MISS BARPER. she places her l~noh in tne tridge, moYing past, ••

HR. FOltLONG, 40's, Bis face is kind, friendly, internally happy.

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A stodgy old man in his fifties is at the c0ffee .machine. He mix~~ his ooffee with liquor £~om a flask, NCMBL~NGto

MR. !IIATE.

MR • .FURLONG (cont'd} . Diel anyona see Letterman last night?

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

MR• .FlmLONG They .had this dog Who could walk backwards on two pa.ws while humming •o say can you see ••• "

MISS~ No •••

MR.'.!!ATE And. 'l;he point bainsr?

Just then, the door opens and Coach Willis steps in. Be AJ.il~ar$ hot and ::meaty,· .Ee moves inmadia.tely to the wate:r 9oo~e~ whe~e he begins to g~zzle massive amounts of water,

A.nother teacher, MRS. BRUMMEL,m:>ves by the coach. Sbe's old, near death; no·longer fast on her feet.

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MRS, BROMMEL uit's a beautiful day in thQ ne:i.gbborhood. "

ffi1:11:1H~rper moves by Mrs. Brummel.,

~ow ara you today, .Mrs. Brummel?

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Mrs. Brtl1lllllel drops a book. Sha t:r:fest-;' ~'xid down and pick up a book, but can •t quite do i.t, ··

MISS HA:RPER I got it, Mrs. Brummal..

Mr. Tate witnesses this·.

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

Mrs. BarPQr passes by the Coach who now stands in front of the air conpitioning window un.:t.t. He's trying to cool himself.

MRS, BARPEll :CS it that hot today, Coaah?

The Coach looks at bar and stniles.

CO.ACB Wn.a:.IS It's a little heated today.

l:Iis face is d:c:y. No sweat, just a'complete lack of moisture,

TBE B:ELL RINGS. - STUDENTS make their way to class. Pacey rockets down the hallway, moving to his locker. Behind him MOLLYappears. She's a young girl, pretty in a. no-one-will- notioe-for-years kind of way.

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She ~hrugs. Just then, Delilah appears.

DEL:rLAH Yo, where have you been? G.ral) your - catpg-:r:a.. Let.'_s r-o.aia •._,_~w.e.have no :front ·page. We•ra.iri"a- cr1:1.rici.,ti.~,.:-~_,,_-.-.,·· · ··-·

Pacey pulls his camera from his locker, sl~ing it shut, turn.ing to Nolly. Be p.la.ces the expensive photographer's cam.e~a around his neck.

Molly watch.a~ him go, disappointed in their exchange. she h~s an obvious c.ruah.

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'l'he pri::atine M.iss Harper stands 1.n· front of the :room, her al:m.S crossed over her chest. She holds a book.

MISS~ •• so Crussa•s greatest fear was that of isolation. His external existence in no way compared to the internal agony 0£ loneliness •••

Zeke sit~ studly in the t.ront ~ow. No doubt to be closer to the sal~va inducing Miss Harper. :a:a g~ves her a.seductive wink. Miss Hazpe= looks away. Stunned. ·

Just 1;hen, the :SELL RINGS. The c1as.s sta.?:ts to disper:se. ZQke stands and appr0aches Miss Rarper.

zmre I wouldn't wanna .be Crusoe, Miss Harper.

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But crusoQ found a way to fulfill hims~l.£ ~stc;le--even in madness.

Zeke P!QVe:, iri: close to Miss Harper. His stare pierces her.

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

MISS BA'.R~ Well •• I, •• • I •••

A~ Zeke saunters off as Miss Ha:rper st~nds flustered, wishing [··'({' .....-/ she could handle certain situations better. •... :CN'l'. MR. 'l'A'l'E' S CLASS - SAME

Mr. Tate sits at his desk sipping hig fourth cup of laced coffee, a~~res~ing the class. He takes a sip, then another, then another. He appears tired ~d hungover.

MR, TATE :tf everyone will turn to chapter 4. Hitler.• s reign of terror.

Stan's hand goes up. .

In-the back of the %com Stokely sits, pretending·to read a paperback. Her eyes a.re really on Stan who she watches flip througll his text book. After a moment she becomes aware tn;at she's being watched herself, bt none other than •••

Marybeth who is seated next to her. And not just watched but studied. Stokely is bclcoming increasingly uncomfortable. Another JnOment and then Stokely turns on her.

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Marybeth :smiles brightly.

$t,Q.kaly doe~n • t :re.s_pond. She puts the b:Jok away Quickly, • She turns back to the .front o:f the room. Marybeth wiggles to get her attention,

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

S'IOn:LY Okay,

What's your namQ?

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EX:I',. STUDENT COMMONS AREA - LUNca

A late fall breeze blows through ~ courtyard of outdoor tables where students eat lunch and congx:egate. The young, angry couple from ear1ier are against a wall, SCBEJ\MIEGat each other.

:BOY No, fuck youl

Coach Wi11is and MJ:"s. olson ~tand next to each Qther, survey.ing their surroundings. Their i:3 something odd .about·· their .behavior, '"Their non-interactio·n with one another, Ab~uptly 1 Mrs. Olson turns and leaves.

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Near.by, Pacey sits with his camera around his shoulder. He's looking through bis ~g. Be pul1s out a piece cf folded notehoak paper. In it is the worm. suddanly a SHADOWfalls over Paoey. Be looks up to see a FIGORS" towering over him. It's Zeke. ·

Pacey tries to remain c.al.m.

?lot today, Zeka. Kay?

-Zeke :spos a g1:oup of GABBnlG GJ:RLS across the way. E'.e gets an idea. ~' '. ,··....._ ..._..,.. ZUE {1 l3ut :r: need a favor. SQQ those th:ree

girls ov~~ there?

Pacey doesn't like the .sound of this. zeke puJ.ls Pacey to his :feet, putting his a.rm axound him affectionately.

Pacey smirks.

Zeke rQars back andSLAMSPacey, knocking the wind out 0£ him, Then eozies up to him again.

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PN:EY I know, Zeke.

ZE:KE Also I revel in a big tisb-litt18 pond ~oenarj_p, and for various other psychoiogical reasons that deal mainly with mom and dad--I'll probably elect a third year •. Which means, ~..sm.--listen up--that 7 will spend each aild eve:z:y day of this year and next torturing you which is com6)letely .unnecessa"'ry ..· if ·you· WOllld .s:μnp'.1-ywalk over there and-·give u:, some tits. ·

Pacey is complatel.y petri£ied of this guy. • a

PACEY

~ coine on, man, r can't do that. Don't ' I '\~,.../

make me.

( , ..:.. Zeke grabs hold of Pacey•s neck and begins to squeeze tbe life frol'll it.

Zeke releases him, he .nearl.y fa11s down, GASPJ:NGfor air. He strai.ghtens himself up, 1ooking about .llim. Molly .has been watching •. She eyes him, shaking her head "Don't do it.''

Paoey is beyond h,mu.l.iation. He takes off, breaking through tha crowd, heading over toward t~e three ga.bbin~ girls.

Pacey, moves behind the threa girls, diving for the middle one and with one hand grabs hold of her blouse and R~~s. ·

~he shirt comes-:Clying off. 'l'wo bouncy breasts appear in :Cull campus view. 'l'he young girl shialds hersQlf in shock a.s Pacey takes off running with the shir~.

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Zeke watches ,Pacey run off, enjoying his torture :fi:,.

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Otf i.n a co~ner, a GP.CUPOF S'I'tJDENTSchill, smoking cigarettes. of~ alone, sits StokeJ.y on a 1edge smoking a cigarette and reading her book, She cringes to see Ma:cybeth a_pp:roaching.

Silence. Marybeth takes· a seat anyway. A moment as they · .botll sit. Ma:r:ybeth looks a:round. The -"fuck you'' coupl.e are neaz-1:ly, s-t;;ill going at .i.t in full £orce. Marybeth spots Zeke --~--- a -litta.e ways· ·aawnf..st~.retively to anothar cla.ssmate •

• I MAR1:BE'I'H Who1 s the nice rear?

'l'hey watch as Zeke. :makes a .J:msiness transaction~ Marybeth picks up stokaly•s paperback.

You one of those science fiction people? You believe in alternata un.ivarses and alien beings and stuf!? :c•m· feel.ing pret::t.y a1iQn mys!i'£lf today.

Stokely isn • t talking-. :en fact, she's moving. She 'gathers her things.

MARYBE'l'li So, why don't you want me to know your name!?

~YBETH I don't have any friends and, cor.r:ect me U I'm wrong, .but you seem to have one less than th4t ~0 I just thought •••

Delilah a.ppGars, All smiles.

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Delilah doesn't flinch. She flashes stoke1y a covergirl smile.

DEL::J:LAH :I: don• t know why you insist o:r.z:be.ing suc:h --::a--f.lad.eJU:Uiij;>l-e~~..,--yo.iu.-,..people.

M,az'ybeth eyes Stokely.

PEJ'.U,AH (to ~beth) I hope you're not a violent 1esbian like

l ·,·. . youx now.found friend here? ·...i •.•••

M:ARY.BE'l'R (completely flustQred) Ohhhh ••• no, I'm not aware o:t any lesbianism in my lineage •••

(to Delilah} You bipolax biteh-

Stokely shoves Delilah, charging passed her, out ot sight.

Lunoh is still in progress as Stoke1y racQs down.the near empty hal1way. sbe•s out of breath and out of sorts. She stops at a water fountain and takes a sip, catching her reflection in the clean mirrorish steel .•

She wipes at hei: face. He:r looks clearly disturb her·. She rests against a loc.km: directly across from an open d00l;Way revealing. • • . · -

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

Mrs. Olson says nothing, she moves on to Mrs. Brummel's dcowa.y.

MF,S. OLSON Mrs_._ ~i:~l, may :c have a "WOrdwith you?

-·----·- •• ""._,;,,i,,,_..::;-,....,·... ·--,-----,_.=-·----=-=--=---=.. ···.,..-,.. -·......:..~"".'_:..·--.·:.~--~-":..._."":.•..•:-•·.•:·· - Mrs • Brummel looks op w.ith a 11mi.ls."~"'Sne-.-·s'·.plQasaa to havil!!' . - CCllJlpany.

MRS • l:mlJMMEI. Certainly.

Mrs. oison tn0ves into the room, tu~ning to see Stokely :standing across i:he hall. Their eyes meet. A moment. And then Mrs. Olson quietly shuts the door.

stoke backs down tha ha1J. staring at the c1osed door. Curious. she doesn't. see the FIGURE that looms behina he:c:. She runs into •••

STAN ••• again. ..

Wh.oa!

She yanks away.

S'I'O:KELY GQt an eye dog.

Stan• s ayes ~ind hers. Re smiles. Etis stare makes her uncomfortable, She scurries off.

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A big room with many work stations. Just betore the bell~ The room .is filling up. :l!i:ids joke and laugh. The :room is vary :t'Ql~ed. Pacey :1.s tal.king to Mr. F'urlong.

Pl\CEY I ~ounc:l something en the football !ield, I thought you .might check it ou~ for me,

Pacey reaches into his bag.

:In the back .of the room, Stokely is at a 'WOrk station, Marybeth appe.us by her side. - .....r-- ... ~ ~ ..,.,--::..:..- . -.............-- ..~~ -- _-:·~-..~ ~ .: ... --··--.. '

MAR7D3E'I'E .... ,__..,.,_ ..,_. __... Wanna be lab partners?

Stokely just accepts it. There's no other takers.

MARYEETlI I didn't know you were a. lesbian. I

~ don"t think I've ever met one ~e£o~e. ·\·~--··j '· I'ln £rem thQ south and we're all just so (" repressed down there. El.ave you been out .... '..; ..~ ;

long?

Stokely remains quiet.

S'l'OXELY You were right about me, okay. :I: don• t have any friends and I like. it that way. Being a lesbian is my security,

MJ\R'Y:BETH

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AT TRE FitQN'I: OF Tim ROOH

Pacey is :,howi,ng Mr, 'Furlong what he found on the footbal.1 field. Eie lays it out on the .lab table, Others gather a.round.

MR, FtmLO'NG Cool.

Mr. Furlon9" is ins:t;antJ.y intri~d. ae immediately sets it ---~--up ....oa-,.-1-ab~ eOJ::lc·l=loard ..~:-41ls~1:s ..;Lt •

................-~-=--~---·,:·· PACEY J:t' s some kind of wo:rm•••

?-Ir. Furlong is stllltlped. :But :fascinated. His excite:ment grow~. HQ points to a STUDEN'I' •

Hay, grungehead, pass me the scope thal:'a,

THE BELL RINGS.The rema,n~er of the class wanders in. Including Zeke. Mal:JF:beth eyes him. instantly.

Ftl:RLONG A certain mesozoan only occurs in .the kidney of certain 0c:topuses and squids. which wouldn •t make sense because. • • :

corract. It.' s a pelagic organism •• ,

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S'rUDENT w:i:iat• s pelagic -z

(from the back of tha room-) A sea dwelling organism.

· Marybeth turn;, tc Zeke, S"Q.rpri:sed by his knowled9e.

Zeke breaks through the students, shoving Pacey aside, lea~ing intQ the microscope.

L ZEKE

Could it be gnathosto:mulida. They escaped detection until the mid 20th CQlltury,

Maryheth ey€.s Zeke, flirtatiously.

MJ\RYmlTH You just know everything.

Zeke flashes a smile. Their eyes meet ..

ZE!'.E (eyes her hack) I 1m a contradiction.

No, check the follicles on it's under.belly. It's not annelid or mol1usca, It's completely EOttrinsic.

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STOP:ELY ~1.ow me, you bloodfart.

FO:RLONG EASY.

Stokely shoves the obnoxious student who :fa1ls into the table, spilling a cup o~ water acrossed it, splashing the 'Q:rm-1.ike orgilnism, dousing it, suddenly ••• • nz·".•, "C"'"' -- ..a•-·· ··. ·••--."-7..--;.::=:-::-.. ~"'.'_:,_-.--- :-., • TEE WOllM CURLS

Several student~ GASP a$ the organism begins to spiral and then retracts on its own. Vary :m.uc::hal.ive.

~TB Did you see that?

rt moved.

Mr. Furlong eyes it,

Coo1,

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A WATERFILLED AQlJARJ:tJM- A MnrnTE LATER

'J;'ha ol.ass stands around it as Mr. Furlong holds the cork mat with the organism above it.

ZEll You think it• s a:tnphibian?

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Mr. Fi.;rlong drops it into tha aquarium. A moltl.ant as it begins to $ink to the bottom. .But midway it stops. Slow1y, it ~gins to ~~iloon o~~, ~welling slightly.

CLOSE Olf 'l'BE ORG.ANI'SM

Through the glass, the creature seems to bubble as it sprouts t,iny, t:hin-lil<e tealers ~t spread .a.round it quickly~ 'l'he feeler~ shoot out attaching themselves to one side of the glass. Then pulls the worm towards it in a lightning move.

Many s~ as the entire class ste.ps back. I.AUG:S:TER follows cl.5 everyone • !I nerves get :eai.sed.

FtmLONG It's.okay •• it's okay.

-···---Pacey·~nas· --tfown~ncf·Ioo1c3"71:t"·,:the····g1ass in wonderment.

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

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M,:. E'urlong-eyes the glass too. :ct.•s unlike anything he's (!..... 8Ver s-een befo:i::e. Be masks any trapidation • ..__.~ :·

Pacey continues to watob it.

A huge OlJIUpic swi.mmi.ngpool takes up the entire room. Physical Ed. is in pro~ess as a gr~up o~ .boys race ·in lanes. The Coach BLOl~Shis whistle.

Stan, dx-~pping wet, stands next to coach Willis:

S'H\N •• :c:1 ve j wst been thinking ahead ••• -weJ.1, I've decided to quit the team and concentrate on my academias. ·

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Stan taltes a deep breath, eyeing the Coach. A :moment as the px-5-ocoupied Coach reali%es that Stan has finished talking and it's now his turn,

COACHWJ:I.LIS Okay~ • well, Stan, we 1 1l miss you.

The C0ach BLOWSthe whist.le again, motioning to acmeone.

COACB W:a:.L:CS rl'hat do you want me to say? My star quarter tells me the day before we pJ.ay Brun County--the only team in the ..,SUJ1tr;i&t :tbat.....can.kick c;rur ass--he "Mesn •t"'•wanrii· p1ay·::·..-·-T§~.ia·•s,....s.omething up with thae. ~ou seem 'to .be g0i119 .t,llrough a li:fe defining turning point and I'm not gonna ~tand in-the way of the human cond.i.d.on. You do what. you have to do.

~tan is amazed at how ,vell the Coach is ta.king it. This is not the expected reaction • ..

S'I:AN

f,;,·.... Thanks for n~t reaming ma, Coach. ·--~..} . Tne coach smiles • .Be cculdn't .be more understanding.

·cOT TO:

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

Pacey is at his looker. Re's slowly stripping, readying himself for the shower. Z\ COOPLE JOCKS in towels, pass by. l'hey've alx.eady finished up.

JOCK #l Yo, piss wad.

The Jock SLAMSPacey against his locker.

PACEY

Another Joak comes up beltlnd him and SLAMS him. into his looker again, balding ha tllcare.

JOCX#2 That's the problem, you anal proJ:::e. You"re occupying my air.

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The Jocks turn to find Stan behind them.

~hey turn-tc Stan, smiling, obeying •. He has power over these -··---guye·. ·--· - - ·--~_;:..,.. ---.-.::-::...-~~~,.,.- •

STUDENT #1 .

~\ ,I We draw blood. f:·-~~-- ..-~-.. Stan gives the guys a high :rive. Ete doesn't have 'Che n;irve to tell them, Be turns to Pacey.

, STAN Xt must ~eally blow being-yo~.

-:Pacey just. nods.

:tNT. s:a:OWERS- MINOTE LA'l'EB.

Stan is i.n the shower alone. Be turns on the water and it qui.ck~y .steams up as he ~teps_ :·under the nozzle.· He lathers up. . . .

He soaps up his face, eyes closed, not seeing the SHADOWthat bounces across: his face. Be opans his eyes, rin1:1es.. Sees nothing. He spins around as another SB'.?J>OWfalls over him.· Th.i.s time a ~OISE. . :•

With ~oap in bis eyes, he tw:-ns.

'l'hQra•s no response. Just a growing SEIADOWthat appears to be moving towards him. · ·-·

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c:i:.os~ oi.:z 'I'WOFEET as they move on the shower floor. WomenI s feet in h~ls. They straggle ·cut of the shoes. Bare:Coot, the feet ap~ear aged and weathered.

Stan rinses soap ~rom his ~ace, opening his eyes to cliscover •••

St~n fr:eaks, reaching for his towei.

-··~---The oia ancr 'ffted ·Mrs._:fruninial/~·- :~·t~g-ru,~_;ngw.j..1:h·hc_r dre~s ._ Sh!:;! pulls on it: wildly, t:r::ying ·to·~rlp it fr'?.m her body •. -

Stai+ w~tc;h~:;r in i,QJ:TQ,r. She seems completel.y lcist, dieorianted- •• out of sorts.

Pacey_ is cn:essGd and waJJd.ng out when he hears Stan's SCREAM. He races to the shower to.find •••

J:l!l 'l'lm SitO'ti'Ea

$.~~n Zl10Vest.QWards Mrs. Brummel.

S'l.'.AN Mrs. Brummel. · Are you . okay?

Mrs,. :Brummel moves under a shower head, letting the water so~ h4i!;-,

MRS. BRmmmL PlQasa, •• halp me ••• I can't b~eathe •••

Stan moves toward her. Facey :,tancb, mort.if.ied,..- .a.t the doorway. Stan turns to him.

~t help.

Pacey disappears. Stan turns back to Mrs • Brwmnel.

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She gx;abs hold of him, pulling him to her, holdin~ him for dear life. St.an is takan back. Unsure of what to do,. he wr~ps h~~ ar.rn:, aro~nd her, 00m£orting her.

MRS. :eROMMEI. (a whisper .in his ear} I don't know what's happening.

Stan raac.b.e.s down and pats ha;r head gently wht:m•••

A CLUMP OF BER HAIR

aome:1 off in his hand. Stan stares at 'it, fac:(a agJ:,.ast.

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EXT• ,J.s.E.E'ZP..SONElIGB - LAff:R. .

'l'BE BELL :RINGS. school's out as students come barreling out the doors of Je~terson High.

· Stan and Pacey are in the hallway talking to Mrs. Olson.

S'l'AB Is Mrs. Brummel.going to pe oka~?

s~ - Bay, r oan kaap it quiet.

OLSON ·.•. Pacey? Do you understand?

But Pa.c:ey is paying attention to Mrs. Olson.. He I s staring .· out the window.

ANGLE TEltOUGR wnmow

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The football field can be seen. Pacey watches as the sprinklel:' system sprays water .ll over the :field. The Coach stands on the sidelines watching. He stands tall. Pacey s~udies hiJJ1~ ·

-MRS. OLSON Pacey?

Be turns to her.

Mrs. Olson smiles, walking off as Deli1ah approaches,· Pacey, los~ in thcusbt, disappears.

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

Did you quit the team or not?

Uh-oh. She already knows, And she's pissed.

Stan starts c'ff but Delilah stops him.

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St.an i.e really eX110tional about this. I.t's very unexpQcted, Delilah h~ never seen him like this before. But it doesn't even phase her.

' .. DELnAH But you have nothing else, Don't you gat it? Your boyish good looks and athletic prpwess are all you have.

Thia hits Stan hard. · He stares at her in complete disbelief,

DEL:r:LAB . Stop th:i.nld.ng. It d.oesn' t -work for you.

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

Mr. Furlong sits on a stool ova~1ooking the aquarium. ~he water level has dropped considerably. Mr. Furlong adds some water to it.

Furlong watches thQ thing as it xnovas .trom one side of the aquarium. to the other. ' ~.

MR. Ft:IRLONG (cont'd) And ir.ore importantly can you hum •o say

Mr •. Fa~lcni ~eache3 for~ thin latex g1ove. Re sl.idea his hand into ~t.. .

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

Mr. Furlong snaps the glove tight and then placas his hand at

face.

~NSIDE TEE AQtIARitJM

The feelers whip about, growing 1ongar and 1onger around the woi:m. The water no longer ..looks cl.ear. · Mr. Furlong dips his hand into it, moving it do1m.

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Furlcng•s hand moves down, through -the we.b of feelers. ae moves to the wo:cm, taking :Lt between his thumb and forQfinger, squeezing it, unexpectedly,•it separates, divi~ing in t1'<1'J, Bot'h seation:J, sensing _h.u:Jl?, dart ta d~fferent ends of the aquar:Lwn, ·

Ftn=l0ns let$ his hand dangle :Ln the middle. Just then, one of the wcr.rns spews forth, right at Furlong's hand. :tt attacbss itself to it.

Furlong SCREAMSIN PAr.N, looking down to see the worm attack him • .Ue,shake.s it loo.se,-pulling his hand :from the aquarium, our; M -: · - · :_ . - _. - . - . ·

Furlong check~.o~t his finger. Ha's okay. He taps the ···clq.£i s ~-• Jt l1t.ti:1t;i pi-ss"ed-.- ·-~~ _-,,:~:-..'.-·c-e-,,.,.--· -· · ·

; ~ . . MR, E'lmLONG That hurt.

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-...a INT,. $CHOOL CO:RRIDO.R - Ml:.N0'l'E::i I.Am .- (--..-). The hallways have cl.eared out. Pa.cay walks alone dClwnthe ..._.._:,.: hall,,.-ay, his <:a.mera around hi.s ncu:.k. Just th~, Del.il.ah ·· · · appea,rs.

:O'.ELll.AH _.,. - :C need a. lea.d stoey. :t have no pagQ one.

~acay follow:s ·her down the empty cor.ridor.

PACEY .

·. .Biol.ogy. '.It• s bba:rra. Real.ly b:l.zar.rC!. Mr. Furlong· thinks it could l:ie a new speei"s.

:tlE:LILAll Oooohhh. Let mG race to the stands for that issue.

Who gives a rat•s ass? I want dirt.

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They come to a door marked FACtJLl'YLOUNGE.

We can't go in there.

Look, little frea.kboy, you•re with me--be brave.

The low,.g.e i1;1 empty. SQveral loud ~OCKS are heard.'rhen the doo~ squeaks open and DQ1:i.lah sticks her head in.Tha ~9~~t is claa.r, She pushes Pacey through the door andthey ent.e~. ·

__ _ . PACEY

D~lilah immediately starts nosing around. She checks out the :taculty mailboxes, opens draWQ1"s, cabiniats. Finds a purse or two. ~\ I ..--~ J:>ELILAR (_\. ,' . Miss l3urke is medicated. "•.;. Oi:;tl~lah is rea(iing .a prescription d;:-ttg she's found in a p~r~~. ~acey pushes open a supply closet a..~d peruses it. Re holds up an empty liguor bot-cla.

DELl:LM (eyeing it) ~ expos$~ Hr, Tate's alcoholism last year. Nobody cares.

There'a a noise a-c the door. ·DeliJ.an and .Pacey f.reak. They dive for the closet, closing the door J:>-ahind them ••• leaving a :11light crack.·

J::NS:tI>E THE CLOSET

Delilah and Pacey peek to saa Mrs. Olson enter tlie lounge with Coach Willis. They appear sweaty and dehydrated. They move to ·the wate~ cooler.

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Delilah 9an•t guite see. Sha'.gets bold~ pushing the door o~n turther to Pacey•s b:'a.ntic objectio~s.

BAGR IN' 'Z'al:! LOUNGE

M~ss B~rke ente~s the room, smiling at tJ:;a Coach and Mrs. Olson.

MISS BtmlCE Hey, Coach, is it true we c~uLd get rained out tomorrow night?

'l'h~ CQach and Mrs. Olson ~YE'I each other .as Miu ;e~ke. moves ac~oss the room to· retrieve her purse. !I'.hen, the coach tur.ns to Mi.ss BtJrka, ~ :,nti,l.e appearing across his face. -• ..... -•- •• M ..,.~. ·. ~ -•--·•--.:...~ •• ~-•-••-• ,.~-: •.. ,~ .::_:/4"".'..~,._i'°':;'"',."•~••.•:••

COAClt wna:.:cs····--=-=-~--,--,-·; .... --,• It'll never bappen,-Misa Burke.

'l'he Coach moves toward her with Mrs. Olson circling the center tab.le, coming up behind. her.

Ml:SS .Btm:KE Dot according- to channel 12.

.......•:.· J:NSIDE 'l'BE CLOSET

De1ilah and Pacey watch thrOugh the crack as Mrs~ Olson passes right· b'.f the .clos.et, nioving .in on Miss Eurka.

:BACP:lJ.if 1l'RE LOUNGE

Miss EUrks tuJ:ns to find Mrs. Olson right in her face. she's con:f-qsed. .E~r timid body :fidgets as .sne inches away fJ:OlL'l her, towards the closet.

MISS !ltIRXE ·Xs something wrong1

suddenly, ,:tha coach LUNGESFOR BER, attacking her, throwing her against the closet door.

J:N'SJ:.OE TBE CLOSET

The door SLAMSshut, :It's impact startling Delilah. She goes flying back against the back aloset wall. She trips, dropping ha:r:d to_ the floox- coming £ace t:o face with •• ;.··

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Very m~h dead, sitting, propped upright in the corner ot the olOSQt. S:er body stiff and pala. Depleteci. Delilah LEAPS. up in terro:r .as P~cey grabs har, throwi~S' his hands over her mouth, stifling her scream. But Del's hysterical, shg fights him. . Just then... · ·

~ro:m l:>eyond the door, a st~uggla is heard as Miss Burke CRJ:ES OD'l'.

BAC.K IN 'l'BE LOUNGE

Coach.Willis has thrown Miss Burke to the floor. Mrs. Olson moves with exact prgaision, grabbing Burke's anns, pinning t.bem down while Wi1lis climb$ on top of her, •straddling her.

-····-· IN-i:i'SE '-"¢L'O'~?f---

·oelilah i:, crazed, she fights Pacey, trying.'to break free, ehe pushes ~a~ey against a shelf, supplies start to shift as ~he shelf upturns. Pacey grabs a~ i~, stabilizing it, so as not to ~ake noise.

J:?f 'l'HE CLoSE'l'

~acay and Del drop to the floor. Pacey SSSHHBESher. They're both scared J:ieyond beliaf, just inches from Brammel's lifeless corp~e. They hear the strugsle continue.beyond the dUor.

BAC:K IN 'l'aE LOtlNGE

Miss Bux-ke, shocked ~nd stunned, is fighting back. 10:CKrNG a,nd WRITH:Cli1Gunderneath the coach's strong body. Mrs.· Olson turns her attention back to Burke as· coach ·w•illis bends over Bu.rke•s p~trified face, bringing his open l'llOUth down to he,: e~Z" •

TA.Pl TAP!

'l'w0 pencils fall. down on Pacey, He looks up to see a large box of pencils overturned on its side •. 1hey•re ~lowly dislodging. Pacey•s eyes ~iden ••• oh shit!

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A pencil b;rsaks :free, rolling from the box and over the e.dge o~ the ~he1£, falling down.

Pacey reache.s out, grabbing it, before i:t can hit the floor.' ~d make noise. Del.ilah i,ees what's happening .as-another pencil falls. Paoay, frantic, reaches out, eatches 'it, b~t another comes fast behind it. Re can't ka~p up with them. Delilah tr.is$ to he.lp as the pencils begin to rain down.

BACK D1 THE I.OTJlfGE

ffμlis and Olson are dragging Burke's body to the faculty couch that lin~s the wall. They ~ay her down on it. BGr body unmoving, deadly still.

IN 'l'HE CLOSET

~~~y '!lltapds 11,p,__raacp.ing: for the box of pencils as they give ---~-·-waj. iIBzens ·0"1: pencils-· come-:·cRASB:tNG.. d_own.. on J:op of them, SPLATTERING t9 the floor. ~he no;tse uftaeniable. Facey and - Del crinr,e,, .-

'-, ........... ('. .. BAM! t,. • ••

~e•s assaul.ted with the end of a long bl:'Oom.:Ct comes SLAS!L'.:r.NGout at h.im, catch:f..ng·hi.In. in the gut.Re bellies over as Pacey and Del rocket from the c:::1oset.Del.·S~S Mrs. Olson, sQndin~ her sprawling.

But Delilah :neecls no incentive. She :fl.ies towards the.door, P~cey right.~hindller aa Willis and Olson recover, unaffected. ""belilah reaches fc:,r the doorknob when •• ,

A liAND GRABS BOLD OF BER

She SCREAMS, looking down to see Mias Burke sit upright, she appears unbar.med :from the coach and Mrs. Olson.·: J:n tact, ·she's n0w one of thQm. ae~ eyes wide, her face 'blank and cold. P~cey appears, ~hoving Burke backwards, pulling Del. tree. They throw open the door and take of£.

A long, empty corridor. Tha lights are off. It's dark and shadow.act.

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Thli!Y cc:otμue on, shooting do_wn the ha1l. Pacey looks l:iehind the:m. No one. Nothing •

into,.,..

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

What's go:1.ng or.. here-? ·--,--,.,_.._,,_.·.·

P-91.i.lah WllLS.

/ Dl!lL:c:.Al?

Miss Dralce ••• please •• you•~e got to help us. They"re after us ••• they killed tn:s. Brummel..••

(.---. JJ-Qli.lab is too ~rightened to be articulate • .Principal D.rake \ ··..:.:·.-- sta:r:fls at them. Her fac.e instant1y wo.l:'r:i.ed.

F~:tNC.IP.AL DRAKE Who killed who? What are you ·t.al.king • arout::i

Miss Drake is truly concerned.

PRINC:tPAL DRAKE You've lost me. Calm down, pJ.ease.

Sudaenly, a NOISE behind them. 'I'hay turn to see' Mr. 'l'a.ta approach.

What's going on?

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Mi~s Drake tries to comfol:t her ••• she puts her arm around Delilah.

P.RJ:NCIPAL DRAKE Let's go back to my office.

Fa~ay tries to be the voi.ce of reason.

MR, 'l'A'l'E What were you doing in the faeul.ty closet?

DEL::cLAH That's not the point. Jesus ••• help us.

·.PACEY Then, Coach Willis and Mrs. Olson attacked Miss Burke,

PRINCIPAL D:.RAKE Why would they do that?

DELJ:LAB They've gone psycho.

';t'he Principal glances to Mr. Tate. She rolls he:r: eyes a hit.

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PaQ~.Y a;i(i Delilah are a stand still. They don't know what to do~ They turr.; "fi:l;h Miss Drake and Mr. Tate and begin to walk wi~h t:.n.em. They start down the empty hallway .. suddenly, Mis!;! Burke appears at the end of th.a hal..l.

JlELILAB ~mra's Miss Burke, ask her.

Then, su~4enly·coach Willis and Mrs. Olson appear behind heJ:. They Q~nd ~praad out acxoss the corridor like a barrier. Pacey turns back to Miss Dr,ake who looks at him e~~el! =,iQnless. · .

P.RINCJ:l?.U, DRAltE

-·- -- · · ~ ·.,..,,- ilth-,'½t~-...;o"""w.,..;·.-;:,w""·,......C""i1tt"":~-,:::get,·to--;the-·bottom 0£ this •

•. .--,:~"!:::-..· •. ·,.• . ~ ., .

Pacey ~yes Delilah. 5omethi.ng•s not right ·nera. In an instant, h~ p~~~k$ thro~gh Dralce and M~. ~ate.

She break~ f:ree too, They go :running down the hall,

Prinaipa,l Drake looks at the othars. She merely casts eyes at them and in seconds they're all. split·up, going in different directions. They move with a :,mooth and calculated ease.

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Pac~y has lost Delilah. She's no where to be found. Be finds a pair of exit doors, locked and chained. He beats on them.

Re 1ooks up and down the hallway. Nothing ••• q~iet. He moves on, coming- to a steel metal gate that has been s:t:.:i:Qtohed accordion style across the hallway, sealing it off. It too ha~ a large padlcc::k attaahed to it. Just then •••

_ DELILAH (o.c,) Pacey t PACEY!

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~acsy looks through the gate to see Delilah quickly app~Q~ching on the other side. No ionger tough as nails, she 1 s now a blubooring -wet mess.

PACEY Jesua ••• you left ma.

-DEX,J:LAB Oll G~d, Paoey. • • We gotta get outta here.

~a.Dey tugs at the gate.

1?.2\CEY l:1: • s J.ooked. Listen, find a window, :bust it if yo~ h~ve to--just get out.

Suddenly, CoaQh ~illi§ appears in the hallway behind Delilah. -·----He "1'ntl~d~ her,.. ·i:;!a!Ji'tty·,'..·-~·o-elibera te_Iy. . . ·

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

Delilah turns to see the Coac:h coming. She SCP.BAHSBLOODY m.m.o~.

~ PACEY /\·•.,,,__..,/ Go, now, through there.,.. \' - Pacey points to the nearest classroom door. Delilah races t:owar~s i.t, throws it open as •••

MP... 1:hTE L'EllS 00'.I'. ·,•,

a:e raaches for her as shQ SCREAMSand pulls away. s~e £alls baqk against the gate. Pacey sticks his hands through, trying to help her, :but Mr, 'l'ata movas towards her, cornering h4jlr~·

Come'wit.h me, Delilah.

DELJ::LAB: · Stay away from ma.

The:re 's nothi.ng Pacey can do. J:Ie kicks at :the g-.ate, trying tp rip it open. But it 1 s ilnposs.:Lbla. Coach Willis app~oaches, a ring of keys in his hand.

_ COACH WILLIS Lock, son, there•s been a . misunderstanding. Coma with me and we 1 11 work it. out.

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Pac~y is frczan with fear.Delilah stands cornered between the gate and wall.

CL:C?IG1The Coach wrestles with the gat:.e; s' lock. -It slides open just as Delil.ah belts Mr. Tate hard. This surprises h:i.lII julilt enough f,:,r her to bzeak :tree. She plows into Coach Willis sending him sprawling against the metal gate,

Pacey reaches th:cough the opening and grabs her and they"re off and running. 'I'hey mo.,-e through a bathroom. door as the · Ct">achand M:z:. Tate recov:er.

Paoe;y GASPS, racring _to the window, pulling it 0pan.

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

SQ helps li~t palilah up as she ciimbs through. she maxes it..

Help me.

·ae· looks up but Delilah is gone. She • s l.e!t him. Again. The doo.r opens behind him. Be jumps up on the window sill e.nd ltf ts himsQlf th.rough just as •••

EilUJ.DSGltAB BIM

Pacey X'.!CKS arid SCREAMS, hali in-hal.£ out o:r the window. Ee prea~s free, falling'to the ground outside. He brings. himaelf up-and runs like mad, not 1ooking back:

CU'l' TOz

'l'ba sun is starting to set as a. pc1:i.ce car, SIP.Elis WAJ:LJ:NG, lights flashing, races -into the parking 1ot.

Principal Drake is leading 'I'WOPOLJ:CE OFFICERS d.0wn the ha11, Behina the.m .is Pacey with his PA.RENTS--an attrac:ive .ln.i-ddle~ aged couple. '!bey ar.rive at tna Faculty Lounge doo:r~ one of the officers, a capable young :man, tu~ns to Pacey.

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Principal Drake opens the door, moving with sJt100th precision.

P:RD1CJ:P.ALDRAKE Oh yes, that's right.

P~~ke l~~~~ th~m into the •••

where Coach Willis and Mrs. OJ.son --a,:rgsit'ti~g.Pacey tenses when he ~ees them.

COACB W:c:..:LJ:S Hey, Pacey. Sorry a.bout the mix up ii!~lie.r,

The officers ~t~re at P~cey.

J?aoey • s father steps f~:z:wa:rd.

PACE¥ 1 S OAJJ Still if we·could·just. see inside the cl.oset,

ii:RDlCJ:PAL D~ ·Certainly.

They all. crowd in, moving to the cl.oset door. D1:ake tm=ow:s it. open to :reveal a ·tidy closet. sitting on the:'f'loor, leaning against the baok wall .is , , •.

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PRl:NCJ:PALDRAKE Meet Resusitat.ion Annie. We use he:r to train the stuaents in CPR. r guess she qo~~ favor Mrs. Brummel slightly.

A1l eyes go to Pacey. Re• s qui.c:k1y looking J.ike the b?Y who cried -m:ilf.

p~ No, they put that the:re.

Pacey's parents eie thei:t:' son. 'I'hey want to believe him.

PACmr Is MOM So where is Mrs. Brummel?

PRnlCIPAL D:WUU: ,c--"'M:r::r.• L tinm1e1-Wcts.n=!;t-:-..feel-ing -well. to~y. ·- She went home early... ... --.-,--.,..__,.,,_.·

Pao~y•s 1110mana dad eye each.other. The cops stare at ~acey, then each othe~.

~ :find. Delilah.

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

we oa1led Delilah. She's not home. Ber ·mom says she keeps odd hours ..

PACtY'S MOM What's going on here, Mis$ Drake?

PRntC:IPAL DlUUCE Miss Burka is epileptic. She• s p:rone to Grand Mal 1 s.

COACB W:CU,IS she had an attack. •'

This registers ac~oss Pacey•s face.

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P~ay i3 quickly losing ;my and all c~adi~ility.

Ol?F::tCER #2

D~ke lead$ them out the door. The Coach takes his seat ~~ilin, cal_ling to .Pacey.

COACHHILLrs

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Everyone is in the school office, iooking very tired and agi"t;~te(i.

P~~ncipal Dxake eyes the ~ale otticer.

PRINCIPAL DRAn: -rhi.s way.

'l'he o~fieer nods "9~ a. sec" to h.is fem.ale partner, d:i.sappearing inside thQ inner o::f::fice with the Principal..·

~acey • s dad gr.abs hint by the coJ.lar and pulls him. off to the· side of the room. His mother fo1lows.

_ · PACEY'S MOM ae needs help, Will. ~his is mereJ.y a symptom of a greater probleJtt.

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T.at,MP! A noise comes from the office as if a chair was 9vertu.;-ned. Pacey spins around,- facing the door. The woman police officer loo.ks too. Paceyr s paran,ts are :i..ndit:fe:z:ent.

S1Jgaenly, the ·prineipal's door swings open and DrakQ appears, fol~owe'!,J?Y tfl_e --~un~ of:fi5;~~-- ..J!a..c_ey_eyes him._ clo_sely: . He ----- appea::rti exa'sp~ra ecr;. ·.-slfgli"-tly 'd1z.~~_,,..A.-.knowing. susp.J.cion . overcomes Pacey. • ·· --~--.. . .

Pacey•~ parents look at him. ~ ·>,s<•'.... PRINCIPAL Druuts (.•··.. He just spoke with M:rs. Brwmnel. and Miss .....;_:·,..

Burke,

Then, he tu.rns to the male o!ficex, who's completely recoverQd now. Ee tarns to h~s partner.

OFFICER #2 ThP...re 's nothing hQre. Let• s go.

Pacey•s mom turns to Principal Drake apologetically.

l?aaey•s ntother eyes Drake carefully. She would rather t>elieve her son.

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Srut ~urns tQ go. ~acey•s dad is a littia less tolerable. 1He

Pac;ey turns, catQhing Principal Drake"s stare as he moves out th& ®<:ir.

Her ~:mile ~hills him.

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+N';l'• PACff'S BEDROOM- SAME

S:i.m.i;>le. Me:,s;sy~ Pacey is standing in the corner whil.e his fath~* upttil:~s the room, Re's on a search, chQcking under the bed, spilling 9tJt drawers, etc. Pacey•s )l).Ont atands in the d()()~ay. Ber face distre~sad.

·PACln ~ 1M NOT ON DRUGS!

The search is coming to an end. Bis da.d la on A mi:::1sion •.

His father g~abs a h00k, lea.£ing through it at first, theh ripping the book apart.

Eis father is exasppera.ted. 'l'his is getting him nowhere.

- PACEY Is DAD We love you, ~on. We want to hel.p.

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P:ACEY 'l'hen mlieve me. I'm telling the truth. Something w~ird is.going on at ~chool. The teachers ••• something• s happellQc'l to_ t}ll;!m. Let me oall Delilah, please.

Bis father grows ang;ry again. H8 mcvas to Fa..cey 's desk and unplugs his telephone, confiscating it.

I'm not going back to that sohoo1, They're waiting for me.

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You'll be there if x·have to tie-you to a s.ahool desk my,scilf. ·

PaQey is at a loss. He watches as his dad unplugs his stereo.

PA~•s DAD

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PJ\CEY'S MOM

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Ris _porno.

Facey•s dad reaches under his mattress and pulls out a coupla

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magazines. lie head~ for the door. Pacey is scared, panicked~

PAC'E'l I can't go back to school. PLease •

{turning to llim) . We•ra .gonna get you help son, don't worxy.

The door closes, Pacey iaap; to his closQt, grabs his jacket, puts it 0n. :Races to his desk, scribbles a note, puts it on his bed pillow and then m.ovas to the window.

He li~ts the p~ne and crawls through.

OUTSXnE THE HOOSE

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-~ I '. -~ ---.,- --·- --- _,,,, ----------- -----···--· -----... ····-··-··'~. h.1.nμ;el.:f on the winaow• s lecJge. H~ . reaches out tor the nearest .branch, when he sees. p • • •

A FJ:GORE

Sta.Jlqing on the sidewalk, dark and shadowed. Rs can't see a f~e bui; -t;he l:>Qclyis unmistakable. :i:t•~- Coach .Willis. '1'ha CQaah stands there, urunoving.

~hen he"sees another SHAP.E,c1oser, standing in the bruihes i~· his yard. A. woman--Mrs. Olson. Next to her ·stands the shape Qf ~. Tate, ~beir faces hid.den, Pacey, horror stricken, ~tart~ baa~ for the window. Be slips, loses his footing, ;f.alliI:1,g,,. .

Bis bi;,dy lcQlds hard in the shrubs next to the house. He loo~ up tQ lites 1;h~ FIG't'.mES moving for him. ·Their steps un~fi_~.,-!--•__gu~~ anq_~~pi:t~-~- ..;l~.)?l:_ings. himself to his f 7et --~·guia'Kly· as Mrs. Ol.$on reaches ··ou-t;;_;fOJ::;...iwn,· her· arm-grabbing Pac_ey•s co1l.ar as he rounds a corner, running .smack into •••

PaCE#Y SCREAMS.

• PACEY'S DAD What are you doing out here?

PACE¥ They're h~re, Dad. ' ..

Pacey turns to the yard, the sidewa1k. There• s no one. ?1Qthing. They've completely disappeared •

Get in the house. NOW.

Pac~y clutches his dad's arm, lo~king back to the enip~y yard,

Pacey arid his dad move inside the house.

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-The ll\9rning l!!lun .shines high over the ech_ool as S'PJDENTS a;a-ive to canip~s.

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Pac~y ~nd his dad pull up to the front or the school • . Pacey Si.ts in silent terror. A moment as the car idles. students come and go around th,Q,in,.

P~Y'S DAD ·c;o 9n, son •

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

Hi=J dad remains silent.

~·,. ,~---/ . a a.y tbey are. Please, Dad, i:C you e.a::r:e

a.bout me at all •••

:C-t's ci 1ost cause. Bis ~ather is unbending. Pac~y- .looks to the front of the school. He opens the car door and steps out. ;Ba begins to walk up tha school steps. He turns to see hia dad watching, waiting to make sure he enters the building.

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

§eclud.ea <::orner and d\Utlp him. ·:.

~C? li;l.p.c;iS.pn h:j.!i back BARD. Before he can escape, the girls have .besiaged upon him, pinning him down. The Braless Girl ---·--- ___...,______------ __..___,....,_ -------- --- -----·----· ·- ....... !19', • .,.~...,-..,__,,-r-•':J'l'.ZC:-1=•~ ."",_•,_~.._.._...,.'-'.,.,.,¥....,....,."""'.,...,.• _._,.,.• ._.~•.,1-1-, ...,_,.,6,,.. jeans are off as the scissors move to his underpants.

The underwear comes off. GIGGLES EVERYWHERE as several Po1oroids appear as the girls hold him down and begin snapping- away .. Seconds turn into years for Pacey until finally the girls are gone, running off with his lower ga:cnents and Fac~Y. is left .bare butt on the damp morning grg:;1~-,--·· ·--·-.-·--- .. ·:.,.,._:.:·-,........:~.:..~:-..~-->:--a.-';•..-:-··-·:·· .· ...

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g~ ~~~~ hi$ book bag and strategically pl~ces it. CLOSE ON his faee, cemplataly numb.. No sign of tears. Re looks up to find Molly staring at him, pulling something from her .book pag. Ber face full of understanding. She holds out a pair ot sweatpants.

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

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The teacher~ 100ve al:lout in a business as usual fashion but if one would lopk clQ~e they would notice tbe coffee-machine is un~ouohed. ~o ctg~ette smoke 1ingers in the ail: and t;:he ~natt:f.1lg J_s at a minimum.

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STU'DJ::lfl'S~ome ~n~ go. PacQy, in his newly acguired sweats, moves do~,r,n 1:he hall, lost in a :sea cf students, Down the · (:(n:·~i~Q:J:' (;;Qnt~~ l?;i:incipaJ. Drake , Pacey detours, moving the other way. Be spots the library doo:z:-s, :sees a group ot STUDENTS en~e:ring. He gets lest in them.

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l?aoey moves through the library. He immediately sees Mrs. 01.:i,on J;,ehincl ~e c;iiri;:uution desk. He :moves behind a l:l00k $helf6 eyeing hel:'. Be goes \llln0ticad. He eyes the cara c:~1;:alog •

books.. He peers between the book shelf to sae Mrs. Olson status quo. Then, he znoves turns his attention to the card catalog fil~ that i,its nearby. Be takes a deep breath and moves for it.

Once there, he scans the c::atal09, ;f:lnds the l.et:.ter '"J:" and pull.s the entire dra""Werb:om the c.a.rd catalog • .Be high tails·."· it: behind a shelf of books. Re sinks to his knees and f1ips t:hrough the d.2:awer •

CLOSE ON the oatalo1,1 file. He's searching titles that start with. the letter "I''. Re moves fast, aoming quickly to what he's looking £or.

l:NVASJ:ON.OFTHE BODYSNATCHERS(SCIENCE F:cCTJ:ON}

81 JAC?i. FINNEY'

Location1 FIC-JFl00.12

OR:CG:nm:r.LY P1JBLISHED BY DELL IN 19 5 5 UNDER TBE T;'l'LE · ··

'I'HE l:IODYSNATCHERS. THIS IS A M:VISED ~ lJPDATEDEDJ:T:ION.

Pacey rips the card from the drawer and takes off in search of the book.

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Re JllOVQS through row after row, passing SEVE.RAL_STtroENTS, avoiding them, head down. He-looks through the shelf, sees ~!rs. Ol$on status quo. Re continues on. He comes to a $helf, scans it, finds the b:,oJ,; and pull$. it down-. Ee looks a.round, sees a small unused cUbicle in the rear of the .- li.bra.i:y. He makes for it just as, over the intercom •• ,

PRINCIPALD~E (from inte:rcOllt} AWill the following students please :c-eport to the office. Tina Dannhausen, Gil Gold, Gabe Maker ••• H

Pacey ~akes a seat, listening to the Principal. Pacey focuses on the :t:,ook.

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J:I:r.r. MR, TATE'S CLASS.ROOM - mNOTES ""I.1t'.t'En······.

Just be£ore the late bell, Stan enters and takes his seat. Behind him, enters Stokely. She• s £01.lol'ling Stan obviously •

MARYm:TH So S-0 ta1k to him,

Marybeth shoves an unwilling Stokely forward, encouraging her i;o appr9.a,ch l;i'l;:an, one last fatal shove sends her SLAMMING into Stan's desk. Stan looks up.

No shit.

Stokely takes tha :,eat nP....xt to him.. Marybeth gives her a thumbs up.!

S'l'OlCELY No way. Al:'6 you serious?

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STO.KEL? Exploration is a good thing.

Yeah?

He looks at hQr. smiles. StokaJ.y smiles back. A connection is made.

The last bell RIBGS. Students taka their i;eats as Mr. 'I'ate stand$ at the ~ront of the class. He drinks .bottled water. S~ appears fresh ana energetic. Bot at all the sluggish -·--·-coffee 'l:tmh~tf,iou( yes&rtffiy .--~-~"·--~.:..-;;-rn:.,-: -· •., .. ....

·--~~,:.~•· .. . ~ ~ .... •' MR. TATE . Okay, class, today I thought ~e would do a living £amily history. I ~ant you a.:u to take out a pie<:e of pape:t: and write down all living melUbers of your family. Start with your immediate family, those living with. you, but then incl.ude your ~earest living relatives •••

The cl.ass GP.OAliS. Jusi: then, anot~ announcement froll'\ the PA ey:ateni.

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{via PA) Your attention please. Will the fo1lowing students please report to the ~tfice1 Robbi~ Mer~er, Shirley Mayo, Corey Gillikin ..

A STUt!ElNTgets up and heads for the office. Others comnent, "What's up?" 11Dude, they got you. 11 The student leeks back and smiles. This all aeems innocent.

SXT. STUDENTCOMMONS- LtJJSlCB

Students I1J0ve al:x:lut enjoying their break. Zeke moves about the campus. He spots the 'I'WO FOCK-OPS. · He JUOves to them.

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zmm quys, the doctor is in.

They look oilt him, their behavior a little· abrupt. -

FtrCKlJ'P #1 Nah, dude, gonna chill.

FUCKUP#2 Take a pass.

Tll~Y scQz-:cy off, Zeke looks about tha cam.pus.

Has~~$ too F~ YO~ COtlPLE against the wal1- They're holding hand~, taUQ.ng to e~oh other, appearing very aompatibla. ~his gives him_pause.

--~--B1,1t"""'elien, "h'~;- :standing ·alone, looking lost. He saunt:e:rs ove:r. . ... ,-~-----"-'- .·,· · ··· ··

MM""LBE'I'B Oh yea, y9u•re Zeke from Biology.

~YBE'l'R ·aeal1y? so if you don• t do you: homework bow-'d yQu get to be.so smart?

She smiles at him, They continue on, flirting.

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The ha11 i, g~iet. Most stUd.ents a,ra outside for lunch. Pacey ~eves down the hal.l when he sees the Braless gi~l p;:ust.ing :;Qme1;:q;.ng on the wall. She turns a.'1.d seas hilll, smiling with ~ure evil.

She disappe~rs. He moves to the poster to discover, written ;i.n. pold colQ::CS ;l.$ the line~ "PACEY CO'NHO:RRAS A ONE INCH NOODLE:D:ICK". And it's ac::aoitt,panied by a Polaroid. :ee starts 1;:o tear it dpwn when he spots .Stokely mo'lfing down the hall.

s~ -t:urns to him.

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Pl'iCEY You"re a Trekkie, right?

S'l'OKELY Go '"!-Will"•

~ \. ./ ;"·- ......... She takes off. Be chases at-te:r: her .. (.:·. ......~· PACEY

I thought you were into sci-£i1

S'l'OKEL"Y eci-fi fan ~oes not a 'I'rekkie make •. 5-r:Nl '!'BEK is amateur night.

Piv:::lrl I need your .help.

She e_yes him. He 100:1\:s desperate.

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Several. students sit in chairs lined ui;:, outside.pf the princtpal 's office. 'l'he SCBOOL SECRETARYmoves about behind ~e ;office eotmter. A lady in her fifties •

Stan ente:rs and approaches the counter.

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SE~Y (without looking up) She's sick. She'll· be out fo~ a 'fe,T,l da.ys.

~a tU?:ns w leave wfu;!n he hears •••

I!OY'S VOICE (off camera) ¥0., A,c;:ag~pria, whatsup?

St.an spots a t:ciend, GABE, a big jock of a guy • .eris .name was QMle~ $Q.r,!ier over the loud speaker.

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Got called to the of!·ice-.~''"':Zou,.:i:e. not - pis~fa.d, a.re youi' ·

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

Yeah? No, ID.an, congrats. Ru1e •

Sta.n. igno1:es his guestion, motions to the others sitting and waiting.

S'tAN What's going on?

Just then, the pi:incipa1's o:f:fice door opens and a YOUNGCllltL ~pp~~s,, h$μig led t,y Principal Drake. She stumbl.es .a bit,·:· oonf~.=iied and diso:z:ien~d. She moves by Stan. ··

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Spe t:urns to him as if she didn't .recognize her own name. Then she moves out the doo:r. Principal Drake looks tc Gabe, motionin~ ta hiJn.

a~ disappears inside the principal's office as Drake shuts the C:oQ:r:. S~~n 1 1:1 xnind 1$ ;i:~cing. He loQk:3 l;>ack to the two office assistants. Then to the other students waiting, Somethin~ ia nQt ~ig~t here.

INT•. EMPTY' CLASSROOM - MINO'l'E~ LATER

Pac~y and Sto~ely are_in mid-discussion • .. -•---··•· ••• ' •. ~ a:__.,.,.--=. . ·-~....,.- .. --.:".".""*7-...7-:"_:.-.-.~..~--~--.r:·':........-.•.•.··

PACEY . ·-~--........-~-=-=--..·..-. .. •• and then they chased us but we ·got away,

S'l'O:KELY And this all started when Mrs. Brummal did a Demi in. the boy's locker ~oom? - .. PACEY :C think so.

Later.

iSwkely 9'Qt.s up to l.eave. Pacey stops her •

Where are you going?

STO:KELY To b~ announced.

S'l'OKELY The movie or·. the book?

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S'l'OXELY So? __ ------~ PACEY I think aliens are taking over our sahool.

A lllQntent as this :ragistars on Stokely. Pacey watches, he::::-·

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E'ac?y is in complete desperation mode. :Srtokely' s- not buying it •.

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

S'I'O~~ You're brain toast,

She starts off but Pacey stops bar~

PAm:Y z had you pegg~d for a Mu1der, not a Scully. This is what they're counting on, don't you see? They've set it up sc per£ec:tly through the years. They• ve created such a make-believ~ e..~istence with all their E.T. and MEN IN RI.ACK movies, who 'W'Oulclbeliev-e it it it.really happened.

His arguemsnt is starting to make sense. Stokely refuses to go fo,: .it.

S'.tOXELY You're outta you.r fuc:::kin' mind. You're saying that pod people are taking over OlJX school?

I think $0, yes.

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PA<:!EY PWPE'l', SNA'l'CSERS--whateve~--my point is they're here, they 1'9"e been here, and the.Y.'l.=9 hare again.

S'l'OXEI,~ ....-.---=-=--·-~.··=· :tn the l:SOD'!iSNATCBERSthey were pods. So where are they? Wher.e are the pods?

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Para.sites.

They both turn to the open door. Across the hall, they can see int0 Furlong-•s science lab. Stokely is visibly chillQd as it al.l. COlll$$ full c;:irc:le. She movas to it. Pacey :foll.ows closel.y bah.ind.

They move into the hal.l. and illto •••

They move to the aguariwn. It is completely empty. ·orainecl ot it•s water. ThQy look to each other.

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They :both turn to find Ml':. FUrlong standing at the end of the z,.QOm. He stare:; .at.them, his face so1emn.

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Mr. ~urlong ~hrugs. His eyes hold on them. Be quietly licks his dry lips.

Stokely heads for the door, :motioning to Pacey. Be follows haJ;.,

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stoke1y and Pacey mo"Ve down the ha1lway.

Stan appears before them, charging down the hallway •

Bey, i:i.ace, you seen Delilah today?

PACK'l No, man.

S'.t'OXELY What kind of wei.rd shit?

STA:N You wouldn't t,elieve :me if :t ..-told you.

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

Pacey, Stokely ~nd Stan pi.i;!ce their inf~~tion together.

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·.---.:-~~_,..- ..·.:· . STAii - ·· ~ know. :r saw the line out there. They had Gabe and Tina.

Yeah ••• so?

· S'l'OKEii2' And Tina's class president., come to

tbink of it, they started with a11 the Q4~s oft~cers, student council l:DQI!lbers • I •

S'l'OXEI.Y (to Stan) - Guess you picked the right week to qait foo~l. ' '• STAN It's almost ~s if they're building an 4'.l:mY•

Suddenlyr the door opens, a FIGURE steps in. Stan, in jock ~Q~~, grabs the Figure and throws it up against the wall. The HigurQ WQal:S a cap and an over-sized boy's lQtterman jacket. . .,

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VOICE HQy, easy ••• it's me~

$~ steps back to discover Delilah. Sha' s ir.cogni't.o, with her hair bundled up in her hat and eye glasses on.

S'nl:1 Wlla.t are you doing?

DELn..AH ~jr:iing out.

Stokely eyes her.

S'l'OltEL'!l I didn't kno~ you wore g1asses ••

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Contacts.

ll~ ·Wh~~ h<il,ppenQ4 to you? I called you- •• z•ve been looking evecywhere.

Bello. You think :C• m. in drag for thQ

'h,~• aesthetics .. 'l'b.ey•re after me. They (·. ca11ed ma to the o~fice. X r::lidn•t .kn.ow ·. ~· 'i what to do. I saw yo'll. guys come in here.

W~~ li;ic;l Y?ll gi;, ::yes~.rday? :Cid yo,;: teU your parents?

m:.L:ILAH I was home. My mom didn •t J:::elieve me. She drinks •. 'It was a nightma.:i:e. Look, ~ gotta get outt~· h&re.

'J!h.Qy'i:e. a.ll ge.ttins restless.

S'J:01:ELY What r d0n•t undQrstand is why Je~ferson? Why aoW?

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p~ I£ you were going to take over the "W0r.ld, woqld you blow up the White ~o~se :rNDEPm:TDENCEDAY--style or sneak in quietly through the back door?

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l.iva in the handicapped·'J:Jatm:oom. ~il graduation. :

.. h~e~~. rf you can hide your emotions I -..~....~~· and £ear--it's possible we can get by (,\_; ,,, them. ·...· ..

STOKEL~ Yeah. _

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The bat~oom door opens and they file out one at a time. ~hey walk coo1ly and care1:ully down the·corridor1

Stai,. plays i:.eqM c~ptaill. He leads the way, turning to them.

They tile out. They move dcwo. T.ha corridor. They pass several St\lden.t:;. Suddenly, the ball RINGS and the hall.way is soon flooded with people, The ~our of them, :move down the haJ.lway in a line. '.l:hey spot several STUDENTSloo_kirig calm and cool as th~y, But. others appear normal. · · _.,....-•- .. -.. ·. ~ ---~-~... . ..... --· '. - ---_·:--~....:..:.-::'·':.•.:.• •·... Pacey ;.s. startin~ to sweat.. As wall astiia' others. . Their . - p~anoia is growing. The next :bell RINGS aiid t~e hallway begins to clear.

They turn a corner and spot a. line of STUDENTSwaiti:ig outside the Qffice. '

S'I'O:KEiiY Oh shit.

S'U,N Pl.ay cool.

They p.a:ssMr. Tate who walks by them. He eyes them, starts to stop but _continues on,

They a,pproao.b. tbe students standing in line.

S'l!M' Wothing. Nothing at all. :Keep going,

T~y move 'by the waiting STtrI>ENTS, Facey stealis a glance at ~hem. He .spots Moll.y, Sha sees him as -well.

·:·. MOLLY Hey, Paaey, did they call you too? '••

He ~!most doesn't stop but Stan.gives him tna okay.

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MOllY You going to the game toriight?

Stokel}!'. spots Maeybeth standing :in line. Marybeth waves.

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

Stokely app+.9~9hes her.

Si:i;QltELY Get out ta the line, Marybeth. ,_,i1ARiE1iar-:-..~- What?

This sounds devious.

STOlCELY :Ct is. C'mon. It'll be f~n.

M~beth obeys, completely unaware of what• s going on.

B.AC.K 'l'O MOLLY AND PACEY

Pa,<;e::y pulls on her, She pttlls a.way.

_ MOLLY ilhat are you talking about?

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su~~enly, Mrs. Olson appears. Stan nudges Pacey, then moves Qn, Mrs. OlsQn afproaches, separating Stan and Maeybeth from t.he othe:r-s. Stan guides Marybeth.

Th.ay round a q0rner, disappearing. Delilah and Stokely turn the 0th~;- way, leaving '1:ac.e.yalone. Re tu:na and heads towar~$ Stokely amt De~ilah.

Mo~ly ,r4tchea th$ir :behavior. She notices Mrs. Olson eye them. J:t•s all very suspicious.

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_._.. -~ •. - -·~-.:-. . .:.-; ..•.•-:".... ~-:-_·,~·--.\_~-'::':--.:-~--·.•:·. PACEY .----~_,,_..- •. · Wa lost Stan. Wait here. I'm go.nna circle back.

J.J:e:Ll:LAB He !$aid meet hinl in the parking lot •

.....a. PACE:l ~ Ya~h, but ••• x•ll just baa second. jl1--,.,_...,.._...•' \·..,. ...~~-· PacQy raQes bac~ the way thay came, leaving Stokely and Delilah al0ns. Stokely spots her locker. She ~oes tc it.

Getting my atutf.I'm not coming back her.a.

Stokely is ztt her looker •. She starts to opan it. Delil.ah sees Pacey coming :back alone. No sign of Stan.

DEI.l'.LAR -Shit, let's just go.

Stokely sticks her hand into tha locker.

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s1;0kely sc~atahes at her arm •

There':, something on lll.e.

She pu.1ls her jacket off. She rips open the sleeve of her shirt just in time to eee the worm-like organ:I.SJn.iml:led itsel£ into her .a.rm, disappearing under her skin. Delilah and Pacey ~Q~ this. ·.

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~ai:ey, thinking fast, r~ps her· shirt off of her. He looks to Delilah who stands petri:fied.

Delilah grab~ Stokely's .a:rm as Pacey traces it up her a:cn.

-:-·Stokely sta'l:ts to cal:een -back and forth as if she• s about to ·faint. Ber knees buckle and she tail~ to the floor.

Pacey watches as the worm moves just under the ~urface of her :Jkin ••• travelling up her .arm to her shoulder. ·

STOXELY

l?acey is har.rified. The 'W'0:tm trave1s past her shoulder up to her neck. -

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STOKELY{cont'd) Please ••• get it out ••• it's going to my brain, Pacey, it• s : gcing to get me. P.leasa. · :.

Paaey takes two fingers and tries to stop it• s movement, hoiaing it in place midneck. !:le presses his fingers together ••• pinching it.

DEt:o:JUr Give me her .bag.

Delilah grabs Stokely's l:x:>ok bag from her locker.

-----·· Ee siqueeees .n:alX!,-~:9::.-ing-4d.~:-:.£i-ngers together ••• trapping it ••. and then ••• it hrear..s off, .mov.i~nt.,· ·t'l>/0" Wo:.t:ms' (like i-t dicl :i.n the aquarium earlier) ·

PACEY {cont'd) Shitl

He traps Qne of the "M:>l:lt!Sand squee2as roughly. THE wcnw ERO'PTS TBROUGS 'rEE SKIN

ripping fieeh ••• £1ying through the air. It flops right into Stokely•s bag. Deiilah closes it up. Stokely CRIES IN P.A:CN.

Pacey foll.owe i:t: up her neck and around h8r £ace. It. travaJ.s up the side of her nose and towards her eye. Pacey traps it :Ln the corner of be:r eye. Ha presses hard as it begins to squeeze out of her taar duct. -

~J:te worm-like feeler curls and wiggles back and fortll. Pacey grabs hold of it with his fingers and YANKS.it, slinging it into the book bag. Delilah zips tha bag up as Stoke.ly collap~es to the floor.

Pacey goes to StoKely, checking ?e~ wound.

Stokely is a WH~ER.ING MESS. Deii1ah turn5 around to· see Coaoh Nillis anaMrs. Olson at the end ot tha hall.

DEL:a:.AR Let's go.

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EXI'. SCHOOLWALKWAY- Mct!ENTS LA!I'ER

Zeke moves do'Wll a walkway towards the parking lot. Class is still in progress. NGarey in a practice field a little football scrimage is ta.king place~ ~he cheerleading team is off to the side practicing their cheers fo~ tonight's game.

Zeke eyes them. The cheers seems very unenthusiastic. The football plays seem soft and slight1y un:rea1. Zeke watches, not quite sure·what is wrong with the picture when •••

A HAND GRABS HIM FROM BEm:cm> -·'--· -- • ..... ·. ~ __..,. .....:....· -·. •-:._,..;_-: - -; •.• .:.. ._:~_: ;--.\--~--;_...-:°:":--.:-~···-·:. - Zeke spS.n$ arcund. :Ct' s Ml:. Furlong;--""'-···, ··

... MR. FURLONG Why aren't you in ciass?

MR. FtmLON-G You're not feeling 1Yell?

ZEKE , .•, Yaah, r think it 1s a pug going around.

MR. FtrRLONG And you saw the nurse?

Mr. Furlong seems confused by Zeke's response.

ZElCel YQah ••• seeya, Mr. Furlong.

Zeke turns away, not looking back. Z! he did, he would see Mr. Furlong's bcdy sh~t in the most. bizarre way. He lunges L.owa.rc:1. Zeke, gi:etb:bing him, :,p:lnning 1-d.m. ~.ound,. ·. t-1-i:i:ow.i.ns h:i.m up against the wall. ·

Zeke is caught off guard, he tries to pull free but Mr. Fur1ong has him pinned. Zeke struggles but then sees··Mr, Furlong's face contort as little bubbles rise up under bis facial sld.n as if some~hing crawled underneath.

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Ze~e•s h~nd manages to £ind ~t•s way into his leathe~ jacket, It find~ something., .a Bio pen loaded with his drug, With a burst of ·strength, he breaks his a:rm. free, striking up at furlong.

The .l;!.:i-c;:pen com.es .S.LA!lMDlG into M:r;, .Furlong"s face, lodging into his eye. .Furlong stumbles back as the pen releases its aon_tent~ _intq,_ .M+• Furlo.qg .___ _. _ . _ ......---- •· JtC"' -- ..- __ ,___ . ·• ....... -, .. • •··· .• _""':·•-~ ...... .:.-':''"::• •• • ,•.-.·· A moment a.nd then Ml:. Furlong's body' starts writhing and squirming~~ the drug takas hold. He CRD:s'out in a most inhuman way. He spins around in pain, clutching his face. Then h'1 :,tumbles. First falling to his knees and then collapsing on the ground, His l:x,dy goes still,

ZEn:: (cont'd)" What the fuck?

Zeka kicks at his :body, making sure he • s dead. 'l'hen, he bolts.

Stan a.71:dMarybeth are in the parking lot when Stokely anc:1 Facey appeal: with a limping Delilah. Stan jwnps to he:r:.

Stan notices Stokely has been hurt. He goes to her, hold$ l:ter.

You okay?

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Guys ••• look.

Maryl;>t;!th motions to the scrimage field nearby. They all tu:rn t.o see the practice has stopped. The entire tQam ••• the cheerleader3 are all standing, staring at tbem ••• wa~ching them.

M.AR"D3E'I'B What is going on? Could soltleone ple~se tQ1l ins what the hell is going on?

VO:tCE

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This place is fucked_ •.. ...:~.--.;,._..-~,---·.·

They spin around to find Zeke behind them. :·He 's shaking but in controL

ZEl\E Take my advice guys. Get the· fuck outta he:re.

r. . could we please go7 ·;,__·...·~. Zeke moves to his-car.

They look at each other. Not particularly very trusting of him. Pacey 1ooks :back to the :school. Hr. Ta.te and Hiss Burke and Coach Willis ha~e gathered by the school walkway.

He opens .the ca~ door, Marybeth piles in, then Stan helps Stokely inta the cack seat. Stan starts to get in when he turns to tind Ga.be, the new team captain a.nd a .few other TEAM MEMBEP..Sstanding at the edge of the ear.

S'tAR We' _re ••• uh, going ••• to ••• uh •• ,

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Stan turns ta see the ~acu1tY heading towards theJiJ.- He jumps int~ car.

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EX'l'. HOUSE - LATER

A nice a~fi~en~ bouse ~n the nice part of town. Zeke's car is parked in th~ driveway.

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..... ~XT. ::aACKYARD - SAME ~~ke and the others move ac:ross the yard to a conve~ed garage L"'l back.

llfl'. GARAGE - SAM!;: A. light CL:rCKS on. · The garage is not a garage. '?he first p~t is mo:re of a carpenter's .haven. Work tal:>le, poW8l: too1s, etc. ·

ZElCE

Z~ke leads them to a :back corner, hits another light revealing... ··

A .lal:;,oratoxy. Zeke has converted the back of the garage int:o his own, private phanna.c::eutica1 company. A table G!gui;pped with lab equipment and other materials.

Good lord.

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S'l!Allt This is soma serious shit,

MllYml'l'B' Whera are your parents?

Paoey notices a hand gun sitting on one of the . tables. He motions to th~ Qther~. Zeke notices their look. -· --·- •••. .,- -,. •• ~- - _l"',._.aa • ··•~ .... ;-, •• •- •• ..=:::~"'i··-···-::.-"'':·"":.-.:. . .

.. :......c.-----~~···•.;•· ZEKE It's called a gun.

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CtOSB Qli t;.he (lead -wo:an.:Ct appears gray and opaque. :rt•s ,•·,~·~.......-~pinned to a l;\J:> l:,oard,A :,mall. soaJ.pal moves into frame, ~ ·•. ••.~ :1 slicing into it.

Zeke is fast at work, he observes the worm under a lighted in;i.QrcscoPQ, inspecting it with a steel pick.

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~acey thinks fo~ a second.

STO:KELY They• :re using us as hosts. Dz:y.ing us ' out,

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DELILAH. ···· Ber body was too old.She didnit take.

Stan turns tc Stokely, concerned.

Stokely nods. Delilah takea note.

MARY.BETS: Like that of a teenager?

ZEl<E My drug confused it. The stimulants aggravated the hormones tha-t. were fanctioning for the alien tissue and killed Mr. Furlong. · ·

Zeke picks at the WOl:M with his lab instrument. They crowd a;-ound. -

ZEKE · ·· Stae, it bas it•s·own cerebzai tissuQ ~ut it doesn't have a brain. :rt aots as a translator and can control and manipuJ.ate. .But to know anymora, you would-have to find it's parent-organism.

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PACE;{ 'l'he master alien.

W\RYmlTB Bow do we stop it:

STOlmLY They're .all connected. I:C we kil1 the master al.ien, we get al.l of them-in theoq.

STAli :B® wba t happens to everybody else? Th.a ones who've .been taken over?

Then we'll·ju,t .have to wing it.

They all stare _at each othe~.

DEJ:.l:LAH What about. the police?.

:PACEY No, Pol.ice. !rhey 've already gotten to theni.

~YBE'I'H Let• s leave town. We could _go to Atl.anta. . ..

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STOXE:c.Y What i:f one of U5 is an alien right now? 'Flow would we knoW1

They stare at each other. _Suddenly, getting uncomfortable.

Huh?

Pacey feels on the spot. •:.

They stare at eaah other. suspicion ••• distrust has been J:iorn.

Oalilah eyes Stan curiously.

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Stan turns to her.

The oi;hers look at them bicker. Th.air paranoia is growing. ~istru~t permeates the room.

Stan eyes Stokely. She loo~.s away, She.could die.

MJUlYBE'm She's not a lesb~an. ~hat's -a hoax.

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Really? And what a.boat you? Mi.:s:s A1:l.anta--who mysteriously showed up out of no where. on today of all days. What are you doing in Ohio anyway?

Maeybeth looks about the room. All eyes are on her. She becomes fri~htened.

WtRnE'l'B (very quietly)

live with relatives. I didn't have an~1here else to go.

They a.1.:J.$t.4're at her. Zeke £eels for her. He steps forward. -~·--·-- •. "'--'-, . ·. e ,

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academic ~ehievements.

l)EI,J:LAH And Pace:y-:..when did you :become Signou:rey Weaver?

Zeke holds up a drug-filled Bic pen.

No wal", man. I clon 't do d:c-qgs •

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Stan stares at aii of them,

STAN

Zeke looks at the others, Thay al1 look guilty.

PaCQJ',

s~ Just take it, Pacey.

P~oey takes it and p~ts it in his nose. Ee looks to Zeke, almost for reassurance. Zeke nods. Pacey takes a giant 9.ll();'tp

~?.Cey tastes it a bit. His ~yes bug slightly and he hands it ba.c:k t0 Stan, looking as confused as someone who's taken drugs :for the first _time.

Re brings- it to Marybeth.

M2\RYBETH I'm sorry, I do not sucewn.b to peer pressura. I do not do drugs. r don't even drink.

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ZEnl {thinking about it) I can't get high on my own su~piy, man.

Paoey start$ giggling. '!'hey all turn to him. The camera pus he~ in on tt;lll!, as .he. giggles more and more uncontrollal:lly, ----~--- ·•• ""-·.• ·. :c-== - ---- --"":. • . ·------·· .--.-~ ... ::_~;.:-_ ..__:--rf..............· ..._.~-. . ·-

.......--.~~-=---- ..·.:.-. STAN .. Now what the hell's wrong with him?

Stan :,t?,nds up, gl:abs Zeke's gun from the table and pushes it against Pacey•s temp1e.

PACEY

~ (1oopy) · \, ........~ .....· ,,,(. Hey, Zeke, man ••• this shit's al:right. (:_·;.-

Stan aims the _gun at Z~ke.

Beat..

Zeke puts the pen in h:l.s n0se and snorts. No immediate reaction .. ae holds tha pan out to Stan.

Stan eyes Zeke for any change in his physiea1, them sno;,::ts the pen powder. BG ~ubs it aJ:"0und in his nose.

Zeke motions. for Stan ~o give him his gun J:)ack.

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Zeke SNATCliE~ the g~n away a:nd puts it cehind him on the ~able.

Stan sits.

Stoke1y.

Beat.

Stokely takes the Bic:: pen from Zeke.

Stokely takes the hit •. She suc:r:ks j,t in strangel.y. It pockets itself in her sinus and she can't get a feel for it. She h~ds the pen to Marybeth.

delILAR Xt's not a.c:ldictive you southern twit.

Stan starts laughing.

D~1ilah tak~s.the pen away from Macyb&th and snorts it hard. She even puts some in -the other nostril: ••

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Pa.oey is still giggling in his chair.

Stokely doesn't look as comfortab1e with it. BQr face is twitching a bit. She puts he~ hands to her temple.

Zeke pulls another pen out and hands it to Ma.ry.bGth,

Marybeth takes the drug and puts it to her nose. She snorts. _ .... -i•-- .. • ... ·. ae---=- _,... _-.;. - -· :.~....:--.::::.,•-- .--:-:-...·--:_.-..._..-:·:_~..-~,:;·1:.-•. -: -·-.-~ .. The sound is loud in Stoke1y•s ear;-"sEit""put~. herhand to her-· ear to control the sound.

Beat.

Except ror stokely's weirdness, there ~s no reaction around· the room.

·· DELILAH W'ell, J: gue·ss we 're all off the boo •••

Betor~ Delilah can finish her sentgnoa, a fist like shape punches out fl:CIII. under her skin, contorting hGr face and bone structure horribly for a half second before snapping back into place. ·

Blood drop~ freckle Ma.rybath and Stokely.

;everyone's taken 0ff guard. Was that them tweakin' or her ~eacti.ng, .

Del~lah 1ooks confusQd as weii. She brings her hand to her face, which doesn't sit on her skull like it did before. It's a iittle fucked up,

Oelilah g;:-a:bs Stans um for suppo:rt, and FEELERS pour :-out of her finger tips fJ:om Wlder her nails, ferociously wrapping anq slithering around Stans' arm.

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(drugged and confused) Ob Shit.! .

Zeke turns to get the gun and it 1 s gona! Fan arounci and Pacey has it in his hand and is backing up 1 aiming it at· Zeke! Eyes as big as saucers.

Stoke1y and Ma:r::ybeth fly back .out ot their seats, As Stan .is thrashed _in their direction.

Delilah is start3,.ng to look less and less· like herself.

_..,•-·stokaly tl;ies~o' teai .s~-~~wi~~~;i"i.Plii;.,i,'lf,1.ilah,--but she has. hi.a gripf>@d tight.

Pacey turns to the creature and £ires at what was onee Delilah's head. As it ca:xplodes, TWO ~ra heads sprout next to the last,

Zeke takes the gun from Pacey and shoots those heads too. ~he thi..ng h..its the groul.ld lil:.e a sack or potatoes. It .flops around grues0JX1.G!ly•.

Stokely comes back and dumps a bunch of the powder d.ug on the creature.

The d,rug bores into the oaxoass, making a si.zzling sound as it goes.

Everyone watches as the J:x:>dywrithes and. steams:.:

~he camera traoks over each of tham.

~ight is quiokly falling upon the garage~ Lights burn from within •

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Delilah lays spread out all over the gar~ge floor. Still SteMJing sl~ghtly,

ON ST.AN1U1DS~O~ELX

Stan can• t ~ke his eyes off what• s le£t of Delilah. He• s peyond upset. Stokely tries to co.m:fort him.. Stokely reaches QUt and strokes his ar.m, They sit there in silence. And thee •••

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Sto~ely listens silently,

~ .. ,,,'-...._...~~_,.,· die inside. l r, .

STO:KEtY Z don't know, Stan.

He looks at her. Stokely really fael.s for this guy. She places her hand on his shoulder. .

Zeke an.d-Ma:r:ybeth are btlsy at a side tabla making up a new batch of his hack cu:ug.

MARYBETa: (cont'd) X wish I had never come herQ.

This is a deliaate subject. Marybeth is instantly unoorafortab1e.

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She looks at him, a small smile. She appreciates his attempt at com.fort. Marybeth changes the subject. She pulls a drug- filled Bic pen from his pocket.

Zeke comes to a stop with what he's doing.

He looks at Marybeth's container.

Zeke eyes her, He likes this girl.

Just then, Stan turns to Zeke. A look of determination on his face.

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Zeke is looking at his batch. He places it in a book bag and puts it around Marybeth's back.

They eye her.

Stan is loading the handgun.

They stare at each other as fear overtakes the room.

The game is nearing it's end.

The band PLAYS, But the music carries no energy, The cheerleaders cheer but with little enthusiasm •. -.The crowd watches on.

The concession stand is in full swing. CLOSE on beverages being passed hand to hand to hand. People swill them down,

The Women's Restroom has a line around the building as women wait their turn. One WOMANis seen exiting. She seems a little dizzy and disoriented.

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TWO LITTLE RIDS are seen playing under the bleachers. They dig into the dirt. One of them holds up a small slug.

A WHISTLEBLOWS, It's the fourth quarter. A player makes a run for the line. The crowd CHEERS, The announcer follows the play over loud speakers.

EXT~ PARKINGLOT - SAME

Zeke"s car pulls up into the back of the lot, behind the Brun County school bus. Zeke quickly kills the headlights.

One of the little toddlers from under the bleachers comes running up to his mother SOBBINGHYSTERICALLY, He jumps into his mother's arms.

Stokely and Stan enter the front doors. They each carry a• backpack. They race across the darkened basketball court. They move to the exit doors on the far wall. Opening their bags, they take out locks and chains. They begin to secure the exit doors.

STOKELY" You think this will work?

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Stokely nudges him,

EXT, STADIUMFENCE - MINUTES LATER

Pacey wiggles through a break in the fence, slipping into the stadium unnoticed. He moves under the bleachers, peeking through the slats.

Feet STOMP, People CHEER, Pacey checks it out. He can't see much. He moves for the bleacher entrance,

The player sits up, moving to his feet when he stumbles back suddenly. He drops to ground, unconscious. The Medics hit the field again.

Pacey appears at the foot of the bleachers. He looks up into the crowd. He spots Zeke and Marybeth who motion with.their eyes. He follows them to, ••

PRINCIPAL DRAKE ·

who's eyes on the game, only feet away. Pacey turns away and then, and only then does Principal Drake turn to Pacey. Her eyes stone cold. Pacey looks back but Drake's eyes have returned to the game,. She watches very cool and controlled.

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Pacey sprints around the side of the gym. His shadow thrown big across the building. Drops of rain !=>egin to pour down.on him. He wipes his face.

Pacey enters, running across center court. He stops and turns to the doorway.

A LOUDCREAK as the door is heard opening and closing. Pacey looks to the entrance. He hears wet shoes SQUEAKINGon the hard wood floor.

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

Actually I'm right here.

Pacey emerges from the shadows.

She turns to him, a smile on her face.

She takes a step forwarq when a huge net comes flying down on top of her. She immediately starts to fight but Stokely and Stan appear on either side, wrapping it around her tighter, entrapping her.

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Marybeth and.Zeke enter. They chain and lock the doors behind them.

Principal Drake· lay tangled in a volleyball net. She pulls and twists, trying ~o break.free.

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Stan throws him a ring of keys.

Principal Drake has managed to upright herself to a kneeling position. The others surround her.

Get me out of this. I'll have you expelled.

Stan pulls out the gun.

Principal Drake looks extremely afraid. Stan holds the gun up, aiming. Zeke grabs a Bic pen from Marybeth's backpack.

Beat.

PRINCIPAL DRA:KE No,

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The others look at each other. They realize this is a lame plan.

Zeke grabs Drake's face, holding i_t back into the light stream ••. '~ ···(I.··.~.....-..·/ PRINCIPALDRAKE

Oh my God, what are you doing?

Zeke holds the pen up, ready to plunge. He hesitates.

Zeke is having second thoughts.

But Zeke can't do it.

Principal Drake is reduced to a trench·of tears. Zeke is shaking.

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Principal Drake begins to rise towards Zeke. She is SOBBING.

She's worked herself completely out of the net. She moves up to Zeke, reaching out for him. Suddenly, Pacey ap:i;:,ears next to Stan. He grabs the gun, aims, and FIRES.

The bullet catches Principal Drake right between the eyes. She flies backwards, landing with a TEIUMPon the hard floor.

A moment. They all stare at her still body.

Zeke stares at the pen, then at Drake's lifeless body,

He walks over to the body as a pool of blood spreads sickly from behind her head, ••

Zeke is at her f~et, wondering what to do.

Zeke is eyeing the blood pouring out.

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Suddenly, Drake sits up, the hole in her head replaced by long, dancing FEELERS that have sprouted from her bullet wound. Her eyes are rolled back white. Zeke SCREAMS.

Marybeth acting fast, rips open her book.bag, she-pulls out the large container of SKAT. She opens it and pours it out all over Principal Drake.

Principal Drake's body erupts in spasms. After a m.oment--her body goes lifeless.

But Zeke and Stan are a little less sure.

They run towards the door. Zeke unlocks it as they file out.

·.........;_ .,,

The rain is still misty. They look towards the football field, which is empty.

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The last of the crowd can be seen in the distant parking lot.

The Brun County School Bus pulls out of the parking lot.

The rain continues down. In the near distance, a FIGURE can be seen moving towards them. Suddenly, the Coach comes into view.

Stan moves in front, meeting up with the Coach. Suddenly•, A CRASHOF THUNDER. The rain starts pouring down in droves.

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The Coach stands in the rain like it's nothing. He doesn't even notice.

The Coach's head goes slack. It drops back and his mouth opens. Feelers sprout forth, lapping up the water. Zeke's turns to horror.

It is a hideous and sickening sight. He backs up, to the others. They see it too.

Suddenly more emerge from the Coach's eye sockets, nose and mouth. Long stingers that slap about the face, thriving in the down pour. Suddenly, Mrs. Olson and Mr. Tate appear behind him.

He appears disabled, as if the.rain has taken control of them. Then, .the feelers disappear and he turns to Stan.

The five of them take off running back towards the gym.

They race inside, SLAMMINGTHE DOORSHUT. Zeke and Stan work together, securing it with chain and lock.

Stokely and Marybeth look through the small glass window in the door.

Stan appears with metal rods. Practice hoop stands,

Pacey helps him. They slide them through the door handles, barricading themselves in further,

The others disappear, leaving Pacey alone in the foyer of the gym.- He looks through the window.

BAM!

A tentacled face comes CRASHINGagainst the window. Pacey LEAPS back. It's Mrs. Olson. Slithering and horrific, the face slides out of view.

Sto~ely and Stan are in the pool room. A completely separate and isolated section of the gymnasiwn.

They check the exit doors, Locked and secured. They move to a small office door.

Zeke and Marybeth are atop the wooden bleachers, checking the steel wired windows that ling the walls. They look out onto the football field. ·

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Coach Willis is seen conferring with Mr. Tate. They stand, soaking up the rain.

Marybeth is chilled to the bone. She moves in close to Zeke. His arms find their way around her.

Pacey stands alone, in front of a trophy case.

A THUMPbehind him. Pacey spins around, pe~ring into the dark gym.

A moment and then Stokely and Stan appear. Zeke and Marybeth right behind them.. Zeke moves for the door, keys in hand,

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Zeke unhooks the door's chained lock, while Stan pulls the steel rod away. Zeke cracks the door, turning back to Marybeth.

And with that, Zeke's gone, The door SLAMSSHUT. Pacey and Stan re-secure it as Marybeth calls after him.

She looks on, sullen, through the small paned windo~.

Zeke races through the drenching rain. He looks about, there's no sign of anyone anywere. He crosses the pavement to his car.

He slips inside.

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Inside the car, he REVS it up. Then, suddenly, something stops him. He looks through the rearview mirror, realizing someone could be in the back seat,

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He doesn't want to but he turns around and lifts up, slowly, creeping up, looking into the back seat. It's empty. He takes a breath. The ultimate fake scare. He turns back around and ••.•

shifts gears and peels out.

The others move about the gym entrance. Fidgety and tense.

A THUMPis heard from the darkness of the gym, They all turn. Stan races in, The others follow.

Shadowed light filters in through the windows high in the gym walls, All is deathly quiet, Except for the rain pelting down outside. Stan motions to the girls.

Stan and Pacey split up, each taking a side of the gym.

Suddenly, a FIGURE emerges, moving into the light. It's Molly.

She moves out into the open. A look of°'pure terror on her face.

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She runs into his arms.

suddenly, Stan appears, yanking Molly from him, throwing her to the ground.

Molly is horror-stricken and tear stained.

Pacey wants to believe her but knows better. He's seen too much tonight.

Molly sits on the floor while Stan ties her hands· behind her back. Stokely holds the gun on her, Molly CRIES UNCONTROLLABLY,

Molly nods her head. She looks pitiful and pathetic.

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Stokely is getting really anxious. She paces the-floor.

Marybeth is looking through the door's small window.

Zeke walks amongst rows and rows of school buses. Be keeps ~ looking behind him, watching his back. The rain has stopped \:'.\-.,,..-...-· but the night wind whistles between the buses. It's very creepy.

Suddenly, he hears FOOTSTEPS. He looks down under the buses, Sees nothing. He spots his car, moves to it. He goes -straight for the trunk, pops it open, Looks inside, Be withdr~ws two Bic pens. It's better than nothing. He pockets them when he hears VOICES.

He turns looks at the end of a school bus. A COUPLEare fighting. He moves closer, coming upon a SCRUFFLEbetween Mr. Tate and Miss· ·Harper. He has her pinned to the side of the bus. She SCREAMSIN TERROR,

Zeke moves for her.It's obvious Mr. Tate is in the process of conv~rting her. He races to help.

Zeke comes upon the struggle, He throws Mr. Tate off Miss Harper and grabs her by the arm. She looks up, surprised.

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Zeke grabs her and they ICX>veto his car •. He throws open the door and Miss Harper jumps in, followed by Zeke just as Mrs. Olson appears. She grabs Zeke. He wrenches her off him, He hops in, starts it up, turns to see Olson recovering. His window is open--he begins to roll it up.

Zeke hits reverse and begins as the window rolls up--but Olson manages to thrust her hand in at the last moment--.the glass catches Mrs. Olson's hand, closing on it. Her fingers get pinched in the window just as the car springs backwards,

Mrs. Olson's fingers are snipped off by the_window, dropping to the floor of the car.

Miss Harper SCREAMS.

Zeke spins the car around and heads back the way they came.

Mrs. Olson, stands, watching them go, nursing his fingerless hand. Thin feelers whipping about in the knuckle slots.

Zeke careens the car out of the parking lot and down the school driveway entrance.

The Fingers under the seats sprout feelers and become wormlike. Miss Harper's hysterical.

The fingers crawl towards Zeke's feet.

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The Worms start up Zeke"s leg.

Miss Harper"s voice is soft and quite calm. Zeke, confused, turns to a demonic Miss Harpe~ just as she comes flying at him, arms outstretched, Zeke speeds up as Miss Harper lashes into him, her hands finding his throat. The Car rips through assorted signag~ roadside,

The car goes into a tailspin as Zeke fights"off Miss Harper. She comes at him fast and focused. He slams her back against the seat.

Miss Harper recovers, looking very prim and poised. A smile invading her lips.

She comes at him again, mouth open wide ••.

He screams as he realizes he has worms crawling up his legs, he tears them off of himself and chucks them out the window.

He's driving silently now. Catching his breath, ··

He hears something, and turns the radio off. The car is making a strange knocking sound. It sounds as if something is stuck to the tire. It's hard to control the car, It's getting worse, He has to pull over,

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The car pulls over on the dark and lonely road.

Zeke slides the car into park. He glances 01Jt all of the windows cautiously, then opens his car door.

He glances to see if anything is stuck in his rear tire. It's black as night back there.

He reaches into the back seat for a flashlight.

The camera pushes in towards his open door. Zeke leans out and flashes the light past camera.

Nothing there. Be flashes the light up a little higher. Nothing.

He hears a thump.

He flashes the light back down at the tire. Miss Harper's head is there where it wasn't before. It's severed but still moving from it's neck stump, being pushed along by it's own means of propulsion. Her face contorts with each movement, an evil .rasp emanating from her slack mouth.

Zeke reaches around with his free hand and gently shifts the car into REVERSE.

He backs up rough and short, just enough to crack Miss Harper's head open with a sick POP. The blood and gore streak out from under the tire, as easily as if he'd crushed a giant pea.

He slams the car back in drive as he closes the door and there is Miss Harper"s HEADLESSBODYstanding in front of him, lit sickly by the white hot headlights.

He blasts past her as she headlessly watches him scream;past, her fingers streaking blood across his window as he goes. Leaving her to wander headless in the n:ight.

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Stokely and Stan are in the pool area.Stan double checks the exit door to make sure it-'s secure,He, then, moves back to Stokely who stands next to the pool,.. The water glistens against their .faces.

Stokely remains quiet.

Stan lets this sink in.

Stokely moves close to him, A certain sexuality exists between them.

Stokely grabs Stan and kisses him, long and hard. Years of passion existing in her lips. They break apart. Stan lool<:s at her, pleasantly stunned.

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Molly sits tied and bound near the front doors. She is alone and trying desparately, yet quietly, to ioosen he~ straps.

Pacey and Marybeth wait it out atop the bleachers. They sit quietly with each other. Pacey is turned away from Marybeth, sitting several rows do,rn, sprawled out along the bleacher.

Marybeth ignores that question. She doesn't like the sound of it.

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Pacey breaks from his intensity. He looks to the exit doors. Suddenly, puzzled,

Something is strange about Marybeth's responses. Maybe it's the fact she has completely lost her southern accent,

Pacey turns to her just as.,,

A HUGE, GROTESQUETENTACLE

whips out at him in a lightning move ••• striking him, sending ·him tumbling down the bleachers. He lay hurt and stunned, looking up to see ••• ·

Pacey watches in UNSPEAKABLEHORRORas, ••

MARYBETHTRANSFORMS

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Her body begins to shiver a moment. As feelers begin to seep from her mouth, her eyes .•• every orifice as her head begins to bulge ••• her neck stretching, elongating as her mouth opens wide ••• wider giving way to something else.

Her skin changes shape, color, texture •.• it becomes gray ••• opaque.

Marybeth's head disappears into the neck of the t-hing g1.v1.ng way to it's new incarnation. A rounded head with a huge mouth with stickily feelers that slap about it.

A fold of skin lifts revealing three piercipg eyes. The neck expands then subsides, attached now to it•s·new body. A torso connected to four worm-like legs.

Pacey watches in horrified silence as the creature takes a step towards him. It moves like a spider ••• scurrying down the bleachers.

One of the THING'S tentacles lengthens, stretching out, whipping up to the ceiling, to the rafters above the court. It wraps around a beam and pulls,

The THING, like lightening, disappears into the rafters. Pacey stands, staring up. Terrified. He watches at it moves through the rafters, swinging from beam to beam. Pacey bolts to •••

He immediately sees Molly, sitting on the floor still tied up.

Pacey wastes no time. He runs tq her, rips loose her bindings.

Molly looks to the doors that lead to the gym. She hears this loud noise.

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Pacey races to the doors. Slams against them. Molly, now free, joins him.

Pacey leads her to the gym door entrance.

PACEY

Pacey leads her back into the darknes ••• into the, ••

The gym is deadly quiet and dark. The THING could be anywhere. Suddenly, THUMPbehind them. Molly turns to see something rushing her. A basketball comes bouncing out at her from the darkness. She SCREAMS.

Then, another comes at Pacey~ It rolls eerily by him, They stand there tense and frightening, Another ball comes, this is times fast and furious, It.hits Pacey knocking him.to the ground, sending sliding across the floor. ·

Molly moves to him, reaches down to help him up when •. ,

A LARGETE~TACLEWHIPS OUT OF THE DARKNESSgrabbing her and YANKINGher entire body back where it came. It happens so fast and sudden there isn't time for Pacey to r~gister what even happened, Only when he hears a final DEAFENINGSCREAM erupt from Molly does he know.

Pacey jumps to his feet, wasting no time. He peels o·ut, racing down a long hallway that leads to other parts of the athletic center,

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Stokely and Stan hear a ·noise ..• they stop in their tracks. It"s a SLIGHT RUMBLINGfrom above.

Th~y look above when suddenly,

Stokely and Stan stand, paralyzed ••• petrified.

The CAMERAPANS to Stan to Stokely then back to Stan, then to Stokely ••• then back again. ·only this time Stan is gone. He's just vanished.

She looks around. A sick feeling overcoming her.

It's as if he disappeared into thin air and then, from above •••

STAN'S BODY-FALLS, hitting the floor with a sickeni?g THUD. Stokely SCREAMS, running to him.

Stan is dead, his body CRUSHED, Stokely looks down in horror as more NOISE comes from above. Then, an ENOF.MOOSSPLASH from the swimming pool, She turns to the pool. The water· rocks, but then stills.

She runs to the exit door. · She turns and BEATS·on the door: It' s chained and locked. It won' t budge_-·

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suddenly, something grabs her, spinning her around, she SCREAMS to find,,.

The move back toward the pool. Stokely doesn't notice the tentacle that slowly strecthes across the swimming pool, inching towards her, circling her ankle until •••

A HUGE SPLASH IS HEARDas the alien enters the pool with her. Stokely treads in the center of the pool.

Stokely starts for the ladder. She moves, terrified, not knowing where the alien lurks below her.

She almost makes it to the side when-Stokely is completely dragged under, Pacey races to the side.

A moment and then STOKELY'SHEADPOPS UP

in the middle of the pool. She's GAGGINGand COUGHING. Treading water,,.she looks about her. No sign of the Thing.

Pacey looks about.He sp:>ts a barrel of pool chlorine against the wall.Be goes for it.

Stokely makes a_ break for it, her arms moving as fast as she can. But she's having difficulty. The·water appears thick I as long feelers have sprouted and taken over the pool,

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Stokely is terrified as she-realizes this is very much like the aquarium in Biology. She reaches the ladder at the side of the pool. She steps up, crawling out when •••

She holds onto the ladder for dear life. Pacey runs to her aid, his arms outstretched, ripping open the chlorine container, slinging it, sending it flying into the pool. He reaches for Stokely •.•

just as the alien goes crazy, writhing and splashing around in the pool. Large ocean waves whish about.

Stokely lie beside the pool, unconscious. Pacey moves to her.

She starts to corre to. She lifts up, innnediately terrified.

He helps her to her feet when the alien lunges out of the pool and back into the rafters. It moves above them.

They split up, going in different directions. Pacey spots the Coach's office while Stokely makes a break for the locker room.

CREAK! The sound of the locker room door opening. She hears footsteps. Stokely goes deadly silent, listening. She sees a shadow appear alongside a row of lockers. The shadow appears to be a human figure.

ZEKE

Stokely steps out.

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Zeke comes forward. A SKAT pen in his hand. He looks to Stokely when Marybeth appears behind him ..•

Zeke whips about. He's standing directly between the two of them. He looks back to Stokely.

Marybeth stands in the darkness. She's nude.

Zeke turns to her ..

Zeke stands between the two, not knowing who to trust. He whips back and forth between the two.

Marybeth stands calm and poised. Zeke takes note.

~ ZE:KE Answer me something, Marybeth. Why are you naked?

Marybeth eyes him. She steps more into the light.

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MARYBE~H(cont'd) Her world had collapsed in Atlanta and she was looking for a new home. Very much like me. I really like my new body, Zeke. Do you like it? You must. You ruined it for everyone, Zeke, When you gave me the fake drug test--th.at was sweet of you to bond with me. It was s-o typical of your species. So smart but utterly incompetent. Will it work again, Zeke? Do you like what you see?

Zeke can't help but stare at Marybeth's breasts as she runs her hand along them, tracing them sensually. She takes a step towards him,

Zeke moves back -towards Stokely, He looks back to Marybeth and she's gone,

Just then, Stokely rips forward, mouth agape, a worm protruding from it, Stokely's body lunges forward when Pacey appears from behind, grabbing her, sending her body slinging into a wire equipment cage. He leaps on the door, locking it.

Inside, St9kely goes berserk, her body writhing about, back and forth clawing at the cage. Feelers have hal-f sprout all over her body, She looks hideous.

Zeke turns to Pacey.

Zeke holds up the Bic pen.

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Pacey takes it,

They don't have time to waste, Pacey grabs it, sniffs it.

A moment as Zeke watches him, Closely. Suddenly, a NOISE from the other $ide of the locker •.

They move down the row of lockers, not seeing the SHADOW agaisnt the wall, It is Marybeth's SHADOW. But not for long. The shadow changes shape. It goes from the femirnine figure of a young woman to the hideous grotesque creature iri seconds.

Pacey and Zeke move down a row of lock~rs when they hear something moving around them.

Pacey turns to look behind him, he's feeling groggy from the drug.

When he turns back around--Zeke 's gone.

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Pacey moves around the corner of the lockers. He shakes his head, trying to find sober clarity when.: ••

ZEKE'S BODYCOMESFLYING AT HIM. They go SLAMMINGinto the lockers, sliding to the floor. Pacey jumps up to see Zeke's limp body on the floor. He leans down, checks Zeke out.

suddenly, a sweet Georgia accent fills the locker room.

Pacey tries to quiet his TERRIFIED BREATHING.

A SHADOWbounces across Pacey's face. He jumps up and moves to another row of lockers, leaving Zeke.

She's getting to him. Pacey is losing it. He looks about madly.

Silence. He's touched on a truth.

Her voice is whimsical ••. sweet.

PACEY ·. No. I rather be afraid.

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The Thing knows he's there, its eyes pierce him. Pacey looks up, sees it, then bols, shooting for the locker room door.

Pacey moves down a row of lockers. He sees Zeke's body slumped in a heap on the floor. He goes to him. Spots the Bic pen and grabs it when he hears an ENORMOUSMONSTEROUS WAIL ECHO.through the locker room. Pacey stops in his tracks, leaning against the equipment cage. Suddenly, something grabs him from behind.

It' s Stokely., still trapped in the cage.

Pacey tears thro.ugh · the locker room door and into ••.

Pacey comes-bolting out of the locker room door, he doesn't look back when the locker room door bursts apart at the Creature's touch.

Pacey bolts, moving across the basketball court. He turns, to see the Thing slithering across the floor. One of--it's tentacles SLINGS forward, wrapping itself around Pacey's leg, reeling him in. Pacey slides across the floor, KICKING and SCREAMING. He loses the Bic pen as it drops to the floor. His hands flail· about as he tries to re·cover it. His body squirms like a hooked fish, ..until the creature stands over him.

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Pacey lies directly underneath the Creature, it's four legs on every side of him, caging him in. The creature's head appears on it"s snake-like neck, twisting under and moving close to Pacey's face.

The Creature is face to- face with Pacey.' It's slimy feelers slap about, grazing his cheeks, Its mouth opens as two long worm-like tongues spit out .••

Pacey eyes the Creature's torso ••• it's belly where the skin is so translucent, you can see through it. Thousands of small slugs swim about .•• some breaking the surface of the skin, then diving back under like dolphins in the ocean •

Pacey finds the Eic pen, he brings it up to the Creature's eye, but the Creature dodges. Pacey misses. The slugs are invading Pacey's body. He can feel them. He starts SCREAMINGand WRITHINGabout. Pacey rolls away from the Creature.

Pacey stands upright and runs, picking at the slugs imbedding in his skin. The Creature charges for Pacey, tearing at him.

Pacey eyes the bleachers. He goes for them, diving under them ••• hitting the electric lever on the wall as he goes.

KABOOM!

each other.

He sprints, dodging the steel br~ces as they snap flat around him, He lopks behind him to see •••

Pacey runs the length of them, trying to get to the o·ther side before they close completely,

The bleachers are almost completely go~~- Space is tight. Pacey LEAPS in one final jolt of adrenaline. He makes it, flying,.SMASHING into the 9Ymwall, .

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He turns to see the Thing just as the last bleacher snaps closed, SMASHINGTBE CREATUREFIAT. Only it's head escapes, stretching forth, coming at Pacey, who meets it dead center with the Bic pen, .imbedding it, with warrior force, right in the Creature's middle eye.

The creature goes mad, it's head convulsing and shaking. An unfathomed SCREAMerupting from IT'S mouth.

A long moment as the Creature finally comes to a still •.• dead. Pacey looks down, the slugs on his body fall away. Dead too.

Pacey stares a long hard moment until he's completely satisfied the. Creature is dead,

Then he rises to his feet. Be goes racing toward the locker room.

Pacey moves to the equipment cage. He looks down to see Stokely lying on the floor, unconscious. A dead slug lay at her nostril.

Pacey unlocks it, moves inside, touches her. -~ ,,....,_ ....

Stokely stirs. She's alive.

STO:KELY Jesus, Pacey--is it over?

Stokely hugs Pacey. He helps her up when •••

A BODY COMESCRASHINGAGAINSTTHE CAGE.

Pacey and Stokely SCREAMin terror. They look up to see Zeke, in pain, clutching his wounds.

Pacey smiles, happy to see him. They all share a moment, looking at each other.

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Zeke helps them out of the cage and as they move out of the locker room, •. Stokely stops them,

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

They look at each other.). . Intensely. Zeke 's last words echoing.

· .Another school day. Sl'UDEN'I'S come and go •. 'l'he school is __,____a1"±v"e-~ We-I:!••. •· ··-~.;~.····•"····:· . ·--··.___, ·· .-··

SOFERIMPOSE: ONE MOlJTlI LAT.ER

J:H'l'. SCHOOL CO.RRIDOR - SAME

A sea o~ students. The CAMERAcomes upon T"flO GIRLS waiting in line at the water tountain.

G:mL #1 ~ am so sick of those :cepo:cte:cs hanging around.

Gl:RL #2 When a.re they going to find a riev :sto:ry? They have milked our littie high schoo1 massa.c:1:e tq death.

·:· GIRL #1 Tell me a.bout it •

It's P~c.ay. He stands upright, wiping his mouth. .They see l;\ili\.,.

GIXt #2. Bey, Pacey, you're fan club's outside again,

Network or ioc:al.

They shrug. Pacey walks on. As ha leaV"es he hea:rs.,.

GIRL #1 He's so cute.

"MOLLY sure.

She looks at him deep and ha:rd. Pacey moves in to kiss her again.

He ~urn~, _movJ.ng down the ha.11:i;,ay, saying hello to different -····-··s-eudenS a5J He goes-; 'Molly-')ust '~,a-~E.h_~.,-'Lllim-...·se.r·f.ace , ......... . intense. Questional:>l1.1. . -- ---~· . .

CLOSE ON Pacey's face. It's va:ty different now. Stronger. More confident, .Fearless even. Ela continues down the hall way and •••

BLACXOUT!

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