19 Nocturne Boulevard - WHERE ARE YOU NOW? - Reissue
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[warning - mature themes and explicit violence]
A surreal Q&A session reveals the workings of a victim\'s mind.
Cast List
- Marnie - Julie Hoverson
- Doc - Julie Hoverson
- Jerry - Brandon O\'Brien
- Momma - Risa Torres
- Harold - Mr. Synyster
- Deputy Fred - Joel Harvey
- Little Girl - Krystal Baker
- Little Boy - Marhya Post
- Grampa - Rick Lewis
Music:\\xa0 Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com)
Editing and Sound:\\xa0\\xa0 Julie Hoverson\\xa0
Cover Photos:\\xa0 Alan Bridges (courtesy of Stock Xchange.com)
"What kind of a place is it? Don\'t you know where you are?"
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Where are You Now?
This is a weird ass episode.
I wrote this very deliberately in a stream of consciousness style, probably inspired by a weird dream, but I don\'t remember specifically.
I did write the entire script in roughly one sitting, then cast and recorded it immediately - I wanted to see if I could make an entire episode in a single week, which I basically did.
The most challenging effect in this was throwing the chiffoniere down the stairs.
I actually have a sort of sequel - more in tone than using the same character(s), obviously - in mind, and may do it someday.\\xa0 A big part of the idea for this was to make the vast bulk of the dialog mine, so I didn\\u2019t have to get too much out of other people, thus making it a quicker recording turnaround.
SPOILER ALERT!!!
I\'m going to explain, sort of, what this episode is and what it means, at the end of the transcript, below.\\xa0 A lot of info will be there, since most of my memories of making this are tied up in why I wrote what I wrote.
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WHERE ARE YOU NOW?
Cast:
- Olivia
- Doc (F/40+), german, sounds like shrink
- Marnie (F/20), hysterical young woman
- Harold (M/30), mush mouthed freak
- Fred (M/30), a crooked deputy
- Old Man (M/senile)
- Creepy Little Girl (F/10)
- Creepy Little Boy (M/10)
- Momma (F/30ish), Mrs. Cleaver - with cleaver
- Jerry (M/20), Marnie\'s dead boyfriend.
OLIVIA \\xa0Did you have any trouble finding it?\\xa0 What do you mean, what kind of a place is it?\\xa0 Don\'t you know where you are?\\xa0
MUSIC
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SCENE 1.
SOUND \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0A SLOW CHORD, WHICH STAYS UNTIL NOTED
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Where are you now?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [startled awake] What?
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Can you hear my voice, Marnie?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Yes.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Where are you now?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [slightly panicked] I - I don\'t know.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Tell me what you see.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I see a room.\\xa0
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Are there people in the room?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [fear] Yes!
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 You are safe, Marnie.\\xa0 Calm down.\\xa0 Now tell me what you see.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [calm, almost robotic]\\xa0 I see five people sitting at the table.\\xa0
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Are you sitting with them?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 No, I\'m in the corner.\\xa0
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Do they know you\'re there?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [ominous] Oh, yes.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Tell me what they look like.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 There\'s a very old man, a small boy, a girl who looks a bit older than the boy, a police officer, and a very large man with a bag over his head.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Is there food on the table?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 No.\\xa0 It\'s not here yet.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Good.\\xa0 Tell me one thing about the little girl.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Her eyes can suck your soul.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Good.\\xa0 And the old man?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 He has a scar on his leg that aches when it rains.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Good.\\xa0 Has the food arrived yet?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 The one with the bag is named Harold.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Please answer only the questions I ask you, Marnie.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [frightened, small]\\xa0 I\'m sorry.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I forgive you.\\xa0
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I love you.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 That was not the question.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [trying to remember] Um. Um.\\xa0 The food!\\xa0 No.\\xa0 Still no food.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Good.\\xa0 Are you comfortable?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [lying, almost a whisper] Yessss.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Very good.\\xa0 Tell me about where you are sitting.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I\'m in the corner.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Are you in a chair?\\xa0 Look down.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 It\'s a chair with wheels, and straps.\\xa0
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Straps?\\xa0 Are you strapped in?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [breathing hard, getting louder and louder] Yes - my hands are - hands are - I can move them, but the leather cuffs - like movies about crazy people!
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Are you crazy?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [almost a wail] No!
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Can you control yourself, Marnie?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [a couple of gasping breaths, then quickly] Yes!
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I can help you.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [wail] No! No! [gasp, then tight but controlled] No.\\xa0 I\'m all right.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 For now.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I feel... peachy.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [beat] Your hands are restrained.\\xa0 What else?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 There\'s a strap around my chest, and I can feel one around my legs.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Do the people talk?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Yes. Some.\\xa0 They\'re waiting for someone.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Someone?\\xa0 Or the food?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [almost hysterical] I don\'t know!
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What do they say?\\xa0 Tell me exactly.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I\'ll try--
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [still even and calm] Trying isn\'t going to cut it, missy.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [noisy gulp]\\xa0
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I know you can do it.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [sob]\\xa0 The man with the bag doesn\'t talk at all.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Harold?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Yes, Harold.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 And?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 The policeman says--
MUSIC \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0FADES OUT, NO OTHER TRANSITION
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SCENE 2.
FRED\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 You shoulda seen her!\\xa0 Jumped clean over the fence.\\xa0
BOY\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I can do that.
OLD MAN\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Pancakes.
FRED\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 You can\'t \'cause - \'cause you\'re a little butterball.
BOY\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I\'m magic.
GIRL\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [pronouncing] You are a shoe.
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 CLATTER OF SPOON DROPPED ON PLATE
OLD MAN\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Pancakes!\\xa0 Pan! Cakes!
FRED\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [panicky, trying to calm him]\\xa0 Shh!\\xa0 Shh!\\xa0 Pancakes, yes.\\xa0 It\'s all coming.\\xa0 Shh.\\xa0 Clouds.\\xa0 [dropping to a whisper] Little white fluffy clouds.
OLD MAN\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [drawn out whisper]\\xa0 Pancakesssss. Pancakes.
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 MOMENT OF SILENCE, THEN
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SCENE 3.
MUSIC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 COMES IN WITH A CHORD
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [sigh] You know what happens when you lie to me.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [resigned groan] I\'m not lying.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Pancakes?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [almost a sob] Yes.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 The food - is it there yet?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [sharp gasp, then frightened] It\'s coming!
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Good.\\xa0 Let\'s move forward.\\xa0 Who brings the food?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [awe, fear] Momma.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Tell me.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [mounting fear]\\xa0 Perfect.\\xa0 Plastic.\\xa0 Pearls.\\xa0 Each hair in line, like sweet little soldiers.\\xa0
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 She is carrying--?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [rising fear] She ...has a cart.\\xa0 There is a covered dish.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What are you wearing?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [snapped back] What?
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I ask the questions.\\xa0
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I\'m sorry!
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What are you wearing.\\xa0 Look down.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Oh.\\xa0 [beat] T-shirt, jeans - I can feel ... sneakers.\\xa0
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 And--?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What?
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [warning] And--?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 My clothes?\\xa0 They\'re... torn up - I think I was in a fight.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [calm again] Are you injured?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [beat]\\xa0 My ankle hurts.\\xa0 I\'m scratched up.\\xa0 My... head...
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [avid] Is there blood?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I -
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [avid] Is there blood?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I - I don\'t think it\'s mine.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Tell me who then.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [on a long sigh] Jerry.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 How?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [shocked] I found him in the barn.\\xa0 He was flopped over the edge of the ...hayloft - I thought he was dead.\\xa0 There was blood everywhere.\\xa0 [starting to sob] Dripping all over me.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What did you--
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [interrupting, still sobbing] Then he - he moaned.
MUSIC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 FADES OUT
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SCENE 4.
JERRY\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [very weak] Marnie!
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [whispering] Jerry!\\xa0 Oh, god - Jerry!
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 CREAKING OF LADDER
JERRY\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Help... me....
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Here, let me move you - [grunt as she drags him]
JERRY\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [moans, trying to keep quiet]
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Oh, god.
JERRY\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 It\'s bad.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I think so.\\xa0 It\'s too dark.
JERRY\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [gasping, in agony] No.\\xa0 It was the kid.\\xa0 You have to get out of here!
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 But you--
JERRY\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I ... I\'m not going anywhere ... you gotta go and get help!
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Where?
JERRY\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Just get the hell out!\\xa0 The woods--
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [smothered gasping sob]
JERRY\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [whisper] Shit!
HAROLD\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 3,4 shut the door...?
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 BARN DOOR CREAKS OPEN
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [smothered gasping sob]
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 SILENCE, THEN
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SCENE 5.
MUSIC CUTS IN
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Is that when they took you in?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 No.\\xa0 Jerry distracted him.\\xa0
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Who?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Harold.\\xa0
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [satisfied, smug] Harold.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [sobbing] After I jumped out the window, I heard Jerry scream.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [warning] Did I ask?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 No?
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 You don\'t sound very sure.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [quick, panicky] No.\\xa0 You didn\'t ask.\\xa0 I\'m sorry.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I think you need a reminder--
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Please!\\xa0 I remember!\\xa0 [long beat, then]\\xa0 I... love you.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Pancakes.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Pancakes?
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Is the food on the table?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [long shaky sigh of relief]\\xa0 Yes.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Where did you sleep?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [blindsided] What?
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Where did you sleep?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I didn\'t....\\xa0 Oh, I was... knocked out.\\xa0 The food\\u2011\\u2011?
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Please try and keep up.\\xa0 When were you knocked out?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 That was later - after... Jerry.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Who did it?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Harold, I said it was Harold.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 That knocked you out.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Oh, no.\\xa0 He did Jerry.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 You\'re not following.\\xa0 Let\'s have a break.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [long wail] No!!!
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 ELECTRIC HUM
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Umumumumum.\\xa0 [jittery series of hums, like being electrocuted]
MUSIC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 OUT
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 HEARTBEAT
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SCENE 6.
AMBIANCE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 WOODS, CHEERFUL
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 CRUNCHING OF WALKING
JERRY\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Marnie?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Yeah?
JERRY\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Uh, This camping trip isn\'t too bad, eh?\\xa0 I mean, I know you didn\'t want to--
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [sweet] It\'s not too bad.\\xa0 Gloria had to beg me to get me to come, but...\\xa0 It\'s OK.
JERRY\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I mean, what can you say against nature, right?\\xa0 Fresh air, secluded lake.\\xa0 Perfect for... skinny dipping?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I brought a suit.
JERRY\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Ah... It\'ll be cool.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Probably freezing - that\'s a glacier-fed lake.\\xa0 But, yes, it will be fun.
JERRY\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Good.\\xa0 You don\'t mind ...\\xa0 Gloria being kinda busy all the time?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Oh, you noticed?\\xa0 [laughs] She and Tim haven\'t stopped fooling around since we got here.
MUSIC SUDDENLY CUTS IN
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SCENE 7.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Better now?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [gasping, shuddering, trying to force words out coherently]\\xa0 Better.\\xa0 Yes.\\xa0 Of course.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Good.\\xa0 Let\'s continue.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [snorty sob, then deep breath]\\xa0 All right.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Jerry died.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [almost a sob] Yes.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 You loved him.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I think so.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 You don\'t know?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I - I liked him, but we were just getting to know... each... other?\\xa0 [afraid she said something wrong, gasping snorty sobs]
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [beat, then slightly disdainful] \\xa0How sweet.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [she calms a bit]
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Did you screw him?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 No!
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Of course not - pure sweet innocent you.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I-- I don\'t--
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [casual] Shut up.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [hiccuping gasp]
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Where is Gloria?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Gloria?\\xa0 [starting to cry]\\xa0 She\'s my best friend.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Was that the question?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 She... she... Um [trying to remember] she\'s dead?
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [sigh, tsks]\\xa0
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 No - no!\\xa0 She\'s - was - in the van.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Very good. [beat]\\xa0 When did you find her?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Uh - after the barn.\\xa0 I was trying to get away.\\xa0 [suddenly remembering] Jerry gave me the keys.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Good old Jerry.\\xa0 Go on.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I ran to the van, and Gloria and Tim ... were...\\xa0 [sobs]
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Please be specific.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [through sobs] They were in the middle of - you know--
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Sex?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Yes.\\xa0 They were together, and someone had cut off... both... their... heads...!
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [Tsks]
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 The heads were lined up next to them... like they were watching.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Charming.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Checking their progress.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Has the food arrived?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [gasp, stops herself from speaking, then dead calm] Yes.\\xa0 Momma is in the room.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What does she do?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [getting agitated] She opens the dish.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What is in the dish?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [almost incapable of speaking] Sssteam.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Look down at your lap.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [snort, hiccup] Yes.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What do you see?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 My knees.\\xa0 Blood.\\xa0 The carpet.\\xa0 I\'m glad the blood is all tacky, so it won\'t drip and ruin the carpet.\\xa0 They would be so angry.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Are they talking?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Yes.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Don\'t look.\\xa0 Just speak the words.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Momma says--
MUSIC \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0OUT
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SCENE 8.
MOMMA\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Three cheers for the founder of the feast.
FRED\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Hip hip hooray-- [tapers off, when he realizes no one else is with him]\\xa0 Oh.
LITTLE GIRL\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Can I eat the tail?
LITTLE BOY\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Pancakes.
OLD MAN\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 PAN CAKES!
FRED\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 You just had to set him off! Didn\\u2019t you?
HAROLD\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [quietly] 1-2 buckle my shoe.
OLD MAN\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 PanCAKES! Lovely golden brown.
MOMMA\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Nothing like a nice dinner together.\\xa0
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SCENE 9.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Are there empty chairs?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 No.\\xa0 They are all here.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What about your chair?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I\'m in it.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Are you?\\xa0 Look back.\\xa0
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I\'m strapped in.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 You must have got free.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Yes.\\xa0 I-- [gasps and catches herself]
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I\'m sorry.\\xa0 That wasn\'t the question.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Good girl.
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 ELECTRICITY
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [hums and groans with the jolts]
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 HEARTBEAT
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SCENE 10.
AMBIANCE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 OUTSIDE, PLEASANT WOODS
JERRY\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Don\'t worry about it.\\xa0 It was probably just a hiker or something.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [mildly worried] But he looked so weird. \\xa0His face was like a puzzle.
JERRY\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 It was just the bushes.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I know.
JERRY\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I bet it was the weird guy we saw on the road on the way in.\\xa0 You know, the one that just stood there and stared as we drove past.\\xa0 You know.\\xa0 Now, we all agreed this weekend is for fun.
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 SPLASH
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What was that?
JERRY\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 The splash?
JERRY\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Wow, you need some serious relaxation.\\xa0
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 But I heard a splash, and -- Something\\xa0 wet?
JERRY\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Nonsense.\\xa0 [fading out] It\'s just last night\'s rain.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [whispered voice, very spooky]\\xa0 Marnie.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Jerry!\\xa0 I know you must have heard that!
JERRY\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Marnie, you\'re making yourself into a basket case.\\xa0 There\'s nobody for miles around!\\xa0 It\'s perfectly safe.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 But that voice--
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [quick echoey whisper] Marnie.\\xa0
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 It knows my name!
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Wake up!
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 WOODS VANISH
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SCENE 11.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [Crying]\\xa0 Why can\'t you just leave me?
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Now, that wouldn\'t do either of us any good, would it?\\xa0
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I want to stay there.\\xa0 With my friends.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 And die?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [hiccups sobs, then uncertain] Yes.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I don\'t think that\'s quite true.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Yes.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 You fought so hard to get here.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I walked on broken glass.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Poor toes.\\xa0 Poor little piggies.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [resigned] What do you want?
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I ask the questions.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [sigh]\\xa0 Fine.\\xa0 Go on.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I also give the orders.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [beat, sniff]\\xa0 I\'m ready.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Maybe you can learn the rules.\\xa0 [beat]\\xa0 Very good.\\xa0 Where are you now?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Right here.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Are you?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [unsure] Yes.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Close your eyes and when you open them, you will see clouds.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Clouds?
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Do you see them?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I\'m afraid.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Open your eyes.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Clouds.
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SCENE 12.
OLD MAN\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 k-k-k-k-ake.
LITTLE GIRL\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Burn it.
MOMMA\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Dig in!
FRED\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Again?
LITTLE BOY\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 There\'s a face in my soup.
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SCENE 13.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [screams]
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Don\'t backslide.\\xa0
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [screams and sobs]
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [tsks] And we were making such good progress.\\xa0 [sigh]
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 SINGLE SHORT JOLT OF ELECTRICITY
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [gasps to a stop]
DOC \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Just right.\\xa0 Thought I was going to lose you.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I can\'t look!\\xa0 Not at that!
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Have to toughen you up.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I can\'t--
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Look down.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 My lap.\\xa0
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 And in your lap?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Hands.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Restrained?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Yes.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Really?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [unsure]\\xa0 Yes?
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Then how will you escape?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I... can\'t.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 That is not the right answer.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Please help me!
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Are they very tight?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 No.\\xa0 But if I get loose, they\'ll see.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 But if you don\'t get loose while they eat, you will end up in the clouds.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Pancakes.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Precisely.\\xa0 Can you pull loose?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I have to brace it against my leg.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Good girl.\\xa0 Now you\'re thinking.\\xa0 Describe the room.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 The table--
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I know about the table.\\xa0 Where are the windows and doors?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 The windows are steamed over.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Doors?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Momma came from the kitchen.\\xa0 To my right.\\xa0 [slowly, carefully looking around]\\xa0 There\'s a door beside me.\\xa0 Over my left shoulder.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Watch them.\\xa0 Tell me what they\'re saying while you get your hands free.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I can\'t--
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Do you want it again?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 No!\\xa0 [beat, breathing harshly]\\xa0 I can\'t look at them.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Listen.
MUSIC
\\xa0
SCENE 14.
LITTLE BOY\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I\'m not hungry.
LITTLE GIRL\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I\'ll eat yours. I want to grow up big and strong.
OLD GUY\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [mmm mmm mmm - chewing noisily]
HAROLD\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Five, six.
FRED\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Tasty, momma.\\xa0 As usual.
MOMMA\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Oh, you!
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Almost.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Talk to me, not them.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 It hurts.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Life is pain.
MOMMA\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Clean your plate, Hun.
FRED\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 He\'s a little butterball.
MOMMA\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [cold as ice] That\'s not nice.
FRED\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Sorry, Momma.\\xa0 Sorry!\\xa0 I love you.
MOMMA\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Did I ask you?\\xa0 Harold - look at this mess.\\xa0
HAROLD\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Lay them straight?
MOMMA\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 You can take him and hose him off.\\xa0
FRED\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Yes, momma.\\xa0
MOMMA\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 And soak that pillowcase.\\xa0 [cutesy] Can\'t have my good linens all stained.
FRED\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Can I finish eating first?
MOMMA\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [cold] I don\'t know, can you?
FRED\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 May I?
MOMMA\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [sweetness] Of course, dear.\\xa0
MUSIC
\\xa0
SCENE 15.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 My right hand is free.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Don\'t struggle too much.\\xa0 These buckles are tough for a reason.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I think the one with the bag--
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Harold.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 --is watching me, but I can\\u2019t tell.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Does he say anything?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 No...
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Once you get your wrists free, what will you do?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 The strap around my chest--
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 And your legs?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I don\'t think that one is very tight.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Don\'t underestimate it.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Why are you helping me?
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [kindly] I ask the questions.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Right.\\xa0 Sorry.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 No need.\\xa0 Who am I?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What?\\xa0 I mean, I don\'t understand.\\xa0 I don\'t know.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I think you do.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 No.\\xa0 I don\'t know why I\'m here.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 But you\'re not.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Not what?
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Is your wrist free?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Yes.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Move your hands slowly to the buckle, then quickly unhook it.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Slowly.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Cats see movement.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Rods or cones?\\xa0 I forget.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Clouds.\\xa0 Watch the clouds.\\xa0 Unhook the strap.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Freeze.\\xa0 They\'re looking.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Don\'t move.\\xa0 Let them forget.
MUSIC
\\xa0
SCENE 16.
FRED\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Should we feed HER?
LITTLE GIRL\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Throw something at her.
MOMMA\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 A night without supper will do her good.\\xa0 Take Harold - there\'s a good boy.
FRED\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Yes, momma.
LITTLE BOY\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I want a finger.\\xa0 Can I take a finger?
MOMMA\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 If you\'re good.\\xa0 I\'ll save one for you.
LITTLE BOY\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Good as goat.
OLD MAN\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Gold.\\xa0 Gold is good.\\xa0 Golden brown.\\xa0 Pancakes.... k-k-cake!
MOMMA\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Yes, popsy.\\xa0 All good.
MUSIC
\\xa0
SCENE 17.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 And now?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 They\'re looking away.\\xa0 Maybe they will leave me.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Not if they see your wrists are loose.\\xa0 Quick - choose.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Choose what?
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Unbuckle and run or pretend you\'re still secure and wait.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 My ankle hurts.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Then sit.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I\'ll put my hands back.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 We will see.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 D\'you think they will?
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I can\'t see the future.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Isn\\u2019t this a memory?
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Is it?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Where did I go when I got free?
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I ask the questions.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 But I don\'t remember.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Take it one moment at a time. \\xa0Who am I?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 A doctor?
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Medical?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 No.\\xa0
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Ah - now you\'re thinking.\\xa0 Let\'s get through this.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 They\'ve left the room.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 You are alone?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 The old man is still here.\\xa0 They\'ll come back for him.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What can you do about that?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I\'ll run.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 He\'ll yell like a klaxon.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I\'ve got the buckle undone.\\xa0 Now my legs.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Why don\'t you kill him?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What?
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I ask the questions.\\xa0
MUSIC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 FADES TO "ROOM TONE"
\\xa0
SCENE 18.
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 STUMBLING FOOTSTEPS
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I\'m sorry - I thought I didn\\u2019t hear you right.\\xa0 You said to--
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 There are always pancakes in heaven.\\xa0
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Open the gates and let him [exertion] IN!
OLD GUY\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Oof! [dying noises]
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 SQUISH OF KNIFE INTO FLESH, GUSH OF BLOOD
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Is there another knife?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I have it--
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 METAL COVER FALLS TO FLOOR
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [wail] No!
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Stop.\\xa0
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [quick] I\'m sorry.\\xa0 The platter!\\xa0 Oh, god!
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Steam.\\xa0 Clouds.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Jerry!
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Don\'t look.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I can\'t --
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Jerry is gone.\\xa0 Do it for him.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [hissing whisper] Yesss.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Knife?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Cleaver.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Nice.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [turning a bit gleeful] Cleaver.\\xa0 Momma.\\xa0 Kitchen.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Sounds like a plan.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Thank you.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I love you.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [serious]\\xa0 That means a lot.
\\xa0
SCENE 19.
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 KITCHEN DOOR SWINGS OPEN
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Keep down.
MOMMA\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Hmm?\\xa0 What?
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 HIGH HEEL FOOTSTEPS
MOMMA\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Who\'s playing games?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [whispered] Come just a little closer.
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 A COUPLE MORE FOOTSTEPS
MOMMA\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Hello?
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Now!
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Ungh!
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 KNIFE CUTS NYLONS, LEG.\\xa0
MOMMA\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [screams]
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 BODY COLLAPSES, SHOE SCRABBLES ON TILE FLOOR, BLOOD SPURTS
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Neatly done.\\xa0 Hamstring.\\xa0 Quick or slow?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 No time.\\xa0 Ungh!
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 KNIFE GOES IN AGAIN
MOMMA\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [gurgling, choking]
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 HANDS SKITTER ACROSS TILES, THEN FLOP AND DROP
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [long sigh]\\xa0 Such a pretty color.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Looks good on her.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Four to go.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Jerry said it was the kid who... [almost breaks] ...got ...him.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 You\'re finally taking this all seriously.
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 THUMP OVERHEAD
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 How many stairs would the house have?
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 DOOR OPENS A CRACK
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [kindly] I ask the questions.\\xa0 You\'ll have to count them.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I should see if there\'s something longer.\\xa0
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Tablecloths can cloud the issue.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 You and your clouds.
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 FEET COMING DOWN THE STAIRS
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 six, five, four--
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Three, two one ---
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 DOOR STARTS TO OPEN, THEN IS SLAMMED SHUT, BODY FALLS
FRED\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [yell, groan]
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Full point.
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 DOOR SLAMS OPEN AGAIN
FRED\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Momma?\\xa0 What are you doing--?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I ask the questions.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I love you.
FRED\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I think you broke my-- urk!
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 KNIFE PLUNGES INTO THROAT
FRED\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [gurgling as he dies]
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 It\'s quite warm, isn\\u2019t it?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Yes.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Hot.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Boiling.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [concerned] Steam?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [dismissive] Clouds.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [satisfied] Yesss.\\xa0 Time to go hunting.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Rods or cones?
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Sticks and stones.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [chuckles]
\\xa0
SCENE 20.
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 CAREFUL FOOTSTEPS UP THE STAIRS
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 CREAK, FEET STOP
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Steady. Where are you now?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Almost to the top.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What do you see?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Hallway.\\xa0 Doors.\\xa0
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 And behind you?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Just the stairs.\\xa0
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [stern]\\xa0 Did you look, or just guess?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [panicky] Sorry!\\xa0 I\'ll - I\'ll look.\\xa0 It\'s stairs.\\xa0 The door at the bottom is shut.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Did you shut it?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [almost a wail] I don\'t remember!
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Calm down. \\xa0One, two buckle my shoe--
HAROLD\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [off, calling] Three four, shut the door--
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [quiet, calming herself]\\xa0 Five six.\\xa0 Pick.\\xa0 Up.\\xa0 Sticks.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Harold is looking too.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [calm again] Yes.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Don\'t forget the children.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [breaks a little] Jerry
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Yah, dear Jerry.
HAROLD\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [coming closer] Seven? eight?\\xa0 Lay them straight?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [very quietly] Marco!
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [chuckles nastily, then]\\xa0 Here in the hall, or one of the rooms?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Here.\\xa0 Here I have someplace to go--
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 DOOR WRENCHED OPEN AT BOTTOM OF STAIRS
HAROLD\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Nine, ten - a big fat hen!
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What will you do now?\\xa0
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 FOOTSTEPS COMING UP STAIRS
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 GRIND OF FURNITURE BEING MOVED
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [exerting herself] No one ever fights them.\\xa0 That\'s why.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What was the question?
HAROLD\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Eleven, Twelve - dig and delve.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [exerting] Why do they always win?
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Excellent.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I love you.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Of course.
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 GRIND OF FURNITURE ENDS, HEAVY SOMETHING GOES THUMPING DOEN THE STAIRS
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Hah!
HAROLD\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [scream of outrgae]
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Don\'t get too full of yourself--
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 STAB
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [gasp of pain]
LITTLE GIRL\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [flat] You broke the chiffonier.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 It\'s low.\\xa0 You\'ll live.\\xa0 For a while.\\xa0 Kill her.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 She\'s just a kid!
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 SHUFFLING FOOTSTEPS BACKING UP, SMALL CHILD FOOTSTEPS STALKING, INTERMITTENT DRIPPING
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 You do not ask the questions!
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [meek and in pain] No.\\xa0 I\'m sorry!
LITTLE GIRL\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 We could have played.\\xa0 [tsks]
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 KNIVES SHARPENING
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 You hurt me!
LITTLE GIRL\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 If I didn\'t, Harold would just have to.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I- I can\'t!
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 No time for breaks now.\\xa0 Give or take.\\xa0 [beat, solemn] I love you.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I\'m sorry.
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 MARNIE DASHES FORWARD
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Ung!
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 PICKS UP GIRL AND TOSSES HER DOWN THE STAIRS
LITTLE GIRL\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [noises of indignation as she falls]
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 THUMPS AND BUMPS
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [whispered] No breaks.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I\'m... hurt.
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 STICKY NOISE
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 You should go home.
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [OFF] DOOR SLAMS OPEN
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Harold!
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 In here!
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Aah!
HAROLD\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [incoherent high pitched scream]
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 BODY SLAMS AGAINST DOOR, DOOR SLAMS OPEN, BODY TUMBLES INTO ROOM.\\xa0 MARNIE SCOOTCHES AWAY FROM DOOR.
\\xa0
SCENE 21.
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 MARNIE SCRAMBLES UP TO HER FEET
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Out the window.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [panting heavily]
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 FOOTSTEPS DRAG ACROSS THE ROOM, DRIPPING.\\xa0
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 POUNDING ON THE WINDOW
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 It won\'t open.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 It is glass.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [long gasping breath, then] ungh!
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 WINDOW SHATTERS
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Out!
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 But I can\'t see--
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 You can see what\'s in here.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [scream as she jumps]
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 ELECTRIC NOISES
\\xa0
SCENE 22.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Where are you now?
AMBIANCE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 NIGHTTIME, OUTSIDE
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I\'m on the ground.\\xa0 What should I do?
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [rueful] You don\'t ask the questions.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Zap me again.\\xa0
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 It\'s much too late for that.\\xa0 Why aren\'t you running?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I think I\'m broken.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Will that stop you?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I don\'t care any more.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Are you absolutely sure?
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 DOOR BANGS OPEN, OFF
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [crying, crawling]
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Is it bad?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Yes.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I am sorry.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I know.
HAROLD\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [howling]
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 I love you.
LITTLE BOY\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [off] There she goes!
HAROLD\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [howling]
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 CHAINSAW REVS
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Where are you now?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 In deep shit.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Where?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Out back.
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 HEAVY FEET RUN ACROSS GRAVEL, COMING ON
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Where are you going?
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 BODY DROPS
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [muffled, crying] Nowhere.
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Nowhere?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [panting, crying a little] I can\'t. My leg.
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 ROAR OF CHAINSAW GETS CLOSER
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 What do you want?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 How can you ask that?
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 It\'s my job.
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [beat]\\xa0 Jerry--
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 But Jerry\'s--
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [sob] Yes!
DOC\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Very well.\\xa0 Let\'s take that break.
SOUND \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0ELECTRIC HUM
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Umumum
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 HEARTBEAT
\\xa0
SCENE 23.
AMB\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 NICEY WOODS
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 FOOTSTEPS
JERRY\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [teasing] What took you so long?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 [bright] Sorry.\\xa0 Got a little caught up.
JERRY\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Is there anything wrong?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 No, Not anymore.
JERRY\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Wanna go down to the lake?
MARNIE\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 More than anything.
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 FOOTSTEPS IN LEAVES
SOUND\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 ECHOEY, DISTANT - CHAINSAW, MARNIE\'S SCREAMS
CLOSER
OLIVIA\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Now that you know how to find us, you\'ll have to come back.\\xa0 Maybe next week?\\xa0 Don\'t be a stranger - we have enough of those already...
\\xa0
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The "Truth":
This story is going on inside the disturbed mind of a victim of a "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" type event.\\xa0 Her boyfriend and other friends were killed by this creepy family of cannibals, and she was captured and chained to a chair.
At first it sounds like she is being psychoanalyzed after the fact, but eventually it becomes clear that this is not "after" anything, she is still stuck in the events she is describing.
The "Doctor" voice is, in fact, inside her head, and seems to represent her logic or her survival instinct - keeping her head clear and focused while the rest of her is busy panicking.\\xa0 For example, the voice guides her to look around, to avoid things that are disturbing, and to focus on getting herself free.
When all else fails, Doc "shocks" Marnie into a faint, where she experiences a pleasant flashback/dream to calm her down before returning to reality.
To add to the dreamlike atmosphere of the story, and the connectedness of the two, the voices of Marnie and Doc are both played by me, and rotate - moving across the soundscape to trade places - very slowly throughout the episode.
At the end, when there is no remaining hope, Marnie begs Doc for the shock - so she can be unconscious and "in a better place" when they ultimately kill her - and Doc kindly allows it.
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