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7.8 磅 0 2 Cell FADE IN: A SPECK OF DUST Grains of sand dance in the wind. As we glide over a VAST DESERT, the speck of dust becomes a HORSE AND RIDER. CATHERINE YOUNG straddles the beautiful black animal, her
STARGHER (CONT'D)
Liars will be punished.
Catherine makes a break for the door. "Playfully," Stargher
makes a half-hearted attempt to block her, but she evades him
and reaches for the knob.
But the door's not there.
SCRITCH
SCRITCH-SCRITCH. She can
still hear the dog, but there's no
damn door. She turns:
No door. No window. The girl's body and bloody remains have
vanished. An OVERHEAD LIGHT
flickers on, giving the room the
look and feel of the cell.
STARGHER (O.S.) (CONT'D)
Where do you think you're going?
Catherine turns, back to the wall, calm and intimidating,
Stargher stands in the center regarding her with great
curiosity. Catherine's ready
to press the sensor.
STARGHER (CONT'D)
Don't do that.
She hesitates.
STARGHER (CONT'D)
If you go away, you'll never find her.
How did he know?
STARGHER (CONT'D)
If you never find her, she dies.
Like
the rest.
Catherine stops and listens.
She can't leave now. The
path
to Julia has appeared.
STARGHER (CONT'D)
I mean, that's why you're here, right?
Why you came to my happy little home?
He reaches for her and she flinches. Expecting such
behavior, Stargher grins.
STARGHER (CONT'D)
You're pretty. A pretty,
pretty thing.
Catherine cannot show her fear, not now. She composes
herself and approaches him.
CATHERINE
I want to help you, Carl.
His grin broadens to a smile and he almost laughs.
STARGHER
Help
me? That's good. That's a good
one.
(malevolent)
Liar. Whore. Cunt.
Catherine stands her ground.
CATHERINE
You
sound like your father.
He gets close to her face and sneers.
STARGHER
I am not like him.
Stargher retreats into the shadows, but Catherine persists.
CATHERINE
Then help me. Where is
Julia Hickson?
STARGHER
Why?
CATHERINE
Maybe, because you want to.
STARGHER
Is that right? You think
you know me?
INT. CAMPBELL CENTER - LABORATORY - DAY
Henry sees a rapid rise in Catherine's warning meter.
HENRY
Miriam...
INT. STARGHER'S WORLD - BATHROOM
A wave of fear, of impending doom, overtakes Catherine.
STARGHER (O.S.)
You
wanna know who I am? You stupid
bitch!
And when he emerges from shadow, Stargher is STARGHER KING.
STARGHER KING
Now shud you mouth, priddy thing, or me
god slice you from the kunt to the tits.
Catherine moves to touch the sensor in her hand. He GRABS,
LIFTS and SLAMS her onto the floor, the back of her head
HITTING HARD. Her vision
blurs. Ears are ringing.
STARGHER KING (CONT'D)
Me god want you stay.
Stargher King straddles Catherine and pins her arms behind
her back. She's unable to
touch the sensor. With the tip of
the TOOL he traces a line from her pelvis up the center of
her suit.
STARGHER KING (CONT'D)
Me god mek you beaudiful...
He shoves the tool through her neck and presses the trigger.
A COLLAR CLAMPS SHUT around Catherine's neck and...
She blacks out.
INT. CAMPBELL CENTER - LABORATORY
A SENSOR ALARM SOUNDS on the computer. Henry and Miriam
express shock at the sight of the monitor peaking in the red
and move to the "map" of Catherine's mind. As it becomes
"cool," Stargher's becomes "hot."
MIRIAM
Son
of a bitch!
IN THE PROCEDURE ROOM, VALENTINE BARKS! Startling everyone.
The dog GROWLS and backs away.
As if he senses something
horribly wrong within his master.
IN THE CONTROL ROOM, Novak questions the scientists.
NOVAK
When we got here, you just topped and
pulled her out.
MIRIAM
That was with Edward. She's
accustomed
to his world. Stargher's
mind is
unfamiliar territory. She's
"lost."
(looks at the third suit)
Someone has to go in.
Remind
her what's really happening. And
get her out. Until then,
she's at his
mercy.
Mercy. Novak's mind reels.
NOVAK
Into Stargher. Inside...
MIRIAM
Yes.
Novak knows who that person will be.
INT. CELL - DAY
Fueling herself with candy and juice, Julia examines the cell
for a way out, but finds tight seals everywhere. THE SHOWER
ERUPTS WITH WATER!
She counts until thirty, it stops.
Shivering, Julia stars at the drain as the water spirals
down.
JULIA
(trying to remember the words)
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed
be thy name. Thy kingdom
come, thy will
be done.
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GLASS, we watch her through one-way
glass from the video camera's point-of-view. She looks right
at "us," in the mirror, saddened by the dark circles under
her bloodshot eyes.
JULIA
(CONT'D)
...on Earth as it is in Heaven.
We drift to the right and see the l.e.d. counters CLICKING
AWAY. 01:44:54, 01:44:53,
01:44:52... Less than TWO HOURS to
live and she has no idea.
INT. CAMPBELL CENTER - LABORATORY
IN THE PROCEDURE ROOM, Novak lies in a hastily-rigged THIRD
APPARATUS/SUSPENSION DEVICE.
Miriam connects him to the IV
cylinder and tubes.
MIRIAM
I have done this, you know.
Been
inside.
NOVAK
No.
Miriam nods, knowing he won't accept an opposing argument.
MIRIAM
(instructs him)
Deep breaths.
IN THE OBSERVATION ROOM, Henry adjusts monitors showing
Novak's vital signs.
HENRY
Pulse is rapid, pressure's a little
high...
IN THE PROCEDURE ROOM, Miriam asks:
MIRIAM
Nervous?
NOVAK
Absolutely.
She loads a MICROCHIP SENSOR into a high-pressure injection
gun and IMPLANTS it in NOVAK's HAND. He winces from the
brief pain as she loads the chemical cartridges.
MIRIAM
I have to ask you some things... Are you
taking any prescription drugs?
NOVAK
Prevacid. For my stomach.
MIRIAM
Any psychiatric medication?
NOVAK
No.
MIRIAM
What about narcotics?
NOVAK
No.
MIRIAM
I know your partner's here, but it's
very important that you're honest.
NOVAK
I am. I'm a pretty boring
guy.
MIRIAM
I doubt that.
Henry checks the "maps,"
Catherine's vitals and reports.
HENRY
We
should hurry.
Miriam walks Novak through what's about to happen.
MIRIAM
The first five minutes will be
disorienting. Give yourself
time. Let
the drugs do the work. If
you can see,
smell, feel, hear, taste things - you're
on the right track. Once
you've
acclimated, try to get a feeling for
Catherine. Instinct plays a huge role
in this. Trust it.
She gives him a supportive touch on the shoulder, exits and
shuts the door. IN THE
OBSERVATION ROOM, Miriam continues
via intercom.
MIRIAM (CONT'D)
You can control how you see yourself -
clothes, shoes, that kind of thing - but
the rest of it is up to him.
Use only
what he provides. Don't try
to change
anything. Or introduce
something of
your own. It'll only upset
him.
IN THE PROCEDURE ROOM, Novak flexes his fingers and sees the
little
bump beneath his flesh.
HENRY (O.S.)
Agent Novak? Press the
sensor.
Novak does and the red light comes on. As Novak is LIFTED,
he looks at Catherine, then Stargher. Valentine YIPS and
settles beneath Novak. The
suspension device clicks into
place and the MASK descends.
MIRIAM (O.S.)
No matter what happens, Peter, remember
one thing: It's not real.
Novak's eyes fix on the clear liquid contained in the IV-like
cylinder. A liquid cloud of
his blood grows within.
Preparing the mixture for injection.
The viscosity of
the fluid starts to thicken and the CAMERA
MOVES INTO THE MIXTURE. As
blood and chemical swirls take
shape, we MOVE FAST. Deeper
into the fluid at a molecular
level. We feel like we're
SOARING over some kind of liquid
landscape.
NOVAK HYPERVENTILATES. He's
having difficulty making the 98
transition.
Flying faster, faster, faster.
Through an entire universe.
Novak is in the procedure room.
Alone. His face contorted
as if feeling the effects of tremendous G-FORCE.
ENTRANCE THREE
INT. STARGHER'S WORLD
CLOUDS hover above a dark, gloomy landscape dotted with
hills. THREE IDENTICAL WOMEN sit on black earth, their
bodies positioned in a uniform pattern. PULL BACK TO REVEAL
NOVAK at their feet, in a kneeling fetal position, face down
in the gritty soil, a piece of cloth draped over his head.
With difficulty, practically inhaling black grit, Novak
breathes deeply and rises to his knees. His hand moves to
his face and he's briefly astounded by the texture of the
gravel, the sharpness of it against his face. Removing the
shroud-like cloth, he looks at the soil, smells it, tastes
it.
MOTHER ONE (O.S.)
Have you seen him?
Novak finds the first of the three - VISIONS OF STARGHER'S
MOTHER - addressing him.
She, like the other two, speaks in
a ghostly monotone, nearly devoid of emotion.
MOTHER ONE (CONT'D)
My boy, my
little one. His father took
him from me. Have you seen
him?
As she continues, almost mantra-like, WOMAN TWO BEGINS:
MOTHER TWO
(similar monotone)
My child is an abomination.
He is
damned. He has no soul.
The women's repetitive "monologues" overlap. Aurual layers
now added by THREE.
MOTHER THREE
Me god me boy. Me god good
son.
Novak takes a moment to absorb his surroundings. The sights,
sounds and feel of the place.
Like being within a dream.
As
he backs away from the odd quartet, SHIMMERING LIGHT dances
across his face. Shading
his eyes. Novak searches for the
sou
