A Bucket of Blood Page #13

Art does not like what he sees -

Art heads over to murdered man -

He inspects the hand - sees a RING shape on one of the fingers -

A horrible realization forms in Art's mind - he grabs a BUTTER KNIFE

off a table and begins to chip away at the

hand -

Maxwell sees this, begins to stumble over to it -

MAXWELL:

Precisely what are you doing!

Art breaks the plaster off the fingers - he inspects the ring on

Lou's finger -

ART:

Lou...Lou!

(Beat)

Get back!

Everyone spins around as Art grabs a chair - SWINGS IT at Murdered

Man -

There is a loud CRASH as Leonard watches Art hit the sculpture - the

whole crowd then SCREAMS - the jig is up -

EXT STREET - NIGHT

Carla continues to flee from Walter -

Walter appears to be gaining some ground -

Carla turns a corner -

CARLA:

Help!

Walter then follows her around the corner -

INT JABBERJAW - NIGHT

Art, Maxwell, and the critic run over to an ashen-faced Leonard -

ART:

Call 911 get a patrol car down

here - I'm going to get Paisley!

MAXWELL:

I'm going with you!

EXT JABBERJAW - NIGHT

Art, Maxwell and the critic burst out the front door - Cuff and Link

see them -

CUFF:

Hey what's the deal!

MAXWELL:

Walter Paisley is a murderer!

CUFF:

Man he just chased Carla down the

street -

Art, Maxwell and the critic head off - Cuff and Link follow them,

running -

INT JABBERJAW - NIGHT

Leonard is on the phone, biting his nail -

EXT ALLEY - NIGHT

Carla ducks down an alley and crouches behind a dumpster surrounded

by some garbage cans -

Walter turns into the alley, and looks around -

Carla freezes -

Walter then SPOTS HER -

He lunges after her, but Carla throws some garbage cans in front of

him and runs away -

Walter throws the cans aside and continues to chase her -

EXT LUMBER YARD - NIGHT

Carla runs into the yard and hides behind a large stack of wood -

Walter then approaches, looks around, then suddenly -

Walter looks around -

Carla hides, but inadvertently KNOCKS OVER a piece of wood -

Walter hears it rattle across the ground - he runs toward the noise

-

Carla grabs a bookshelf-sized PLANK as Walter approaches -

Walter freezes for a beat, a manic expression on his face -

CARLA:

Get back Walter...

Walter starts to approach -

CARLA:

Get back Walter!

Walter lunges and WHAM! Carla slams the plank over Walter's head -

he hits the ground -

Carla runs off in the direction she came from -

Walter staggers to his feet, clutching his head - he looks around,

not knowing which direction Carla went - he runs in the opposite

direction -

EXT STREET - NIGHT

Walter runs down the street, stopping to catch his breath - he then

continues to run down the street -

EXT STREET - NIGHT

Carla runs into Art as he pursues Walter -

ART:

Are you alright?

CARLA:

Yeah - he's flipped out!

ART:

Where is he?

Carla gestures with her head and Art takes off -

EXT STREET - NIGHT

Art runs down the street, pulling out his REVOLVER -

EXT ALLEY - NIGHT

Walter runs down the alley -

EXT STREET - NIGHT

Cuff and Link runs down the street, followed by Maxwell and Carla -

Maxwell stops to catch his breath - Carla pushes him

forward - the critic follows -

EXT COURTYARD APARTMENTS - NIGHT

Walter looks around the street, desperate -

He then looks toward his house, and runs to the gate -

EXT COURTYARD - NIGHT

Walter flies through the gate -

Mrs. Swicker approaches - Walter nearly CHECKS her into the wall -

MRS. SWICKER

What in the name of -

Walter opens his door and slams it behind him -

INT WALTER'S ROOM - NIGHT

Walter locks the door -

Walter looks around the room, panicking - he accidentally knocks

Carla's picture to the ground -

WALTER:

What are you gonna do now Walter?

Walter looks in his closet -

Walter then looks up, as if getting an idea -

He begins to frantically barricade his door -

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT COURTYARD - NIGHT

Mrs. Swicker points at Walter's door as Art, Maxwell, Cuff, Link,

Carla, and the critic run toward it -

MRS. SWICKER

He's in there - he's gone crazy!

Art tries the door -

ART:

Paisley! Open the door!

INT WALTER'S ROOM - NIGHT

Walter frantically mixes the plaster in the trough -

He looks back at the relentless banging at his door, and mixes the

plaster with increased fury -

EXT COURTYARD - NIGHT

By this time a whole crowd of people have assembled at Walter's door

- Art, Maxwell, and Leonard alternately kick and bash the door - the

door begins to give -

ART:

Harder!

They continue to bash the door until finally -

INT WALTER'S ROOM - NIGHT

CRASSHHHH!!! The door bursts open and Art, Maxwell, Leonard Carla,

Cuff, Link and the critic all stumble in, pushing aside any

obstacles -

Everyone begins to pour in but as they look ahead, there is a

collective gasp -

They are looking at Walter, HANGING from a NOOSE, and covered in

dripping plaster -

The crowd gathers around Walter in stunned silence -

Carla looks remorsefully at Walter -

CARLA:

Oh no...Walter...

CRITIC:

Unbelievable...this will command

a small fortune.

MAXWELL:

I suppose he would have called it

Hanging Man...

(Beat)

...his greatest work.

PULL BACK to reveal the room of spectators, looking at Walter's

final creation -

THE END:

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