Asylum Page #13

HOLLY:

I don't want to go.

JOSH:

It's time to go home, Holly.

Holly sinks back into chair.

DOUG:

Why don't you just let her stay?

Josh tries again to lift Holly, Doug grabs one of Josh's arms.

DOUG:

Leave off, she's not going.

JOSH:

Stay out of this a**hole!

Doug grabs Josh's throat, Josh's friends take an interest.

DOUG:

I'm telling you to let her go!

Josh releases Holly. Doug lets go of Josh.

JOSH:

You want to step outside?

Josh's friends get up and file in behind.

HOLLY:

Josh, drop it. I'll come along okay.

I'm really sorry Doug, I'll see you

at the opening tomorrow.

Holly gets up and is between Josh and Doug, facing Josh and pushing on

him. Doug and Josh are staring out each other.

JOSH:

Opening! He couldn't open a freaking

envelope.

Doug flies at Josh over Holly's shoulder and grabbing Josh by the

head, butts him in the nose. Josh recoils and stumbles back into a

nearby table. Doug pushes Holly to one side and lays in to Josh but

is quickly attacked by Josh's friends who hold Doug back and then

allow Josh to beat him up. Doug is dropped to the floor and Holly

goes to him. Cafe staff bundle Josh and friends towards the door.

JOSH:

Come on Holly!

HOLLY:

Leave me, just leave me alone Josh.

ANGLE Josh and friends being forced out of the cafe and walking off

past a window. Doug is in a mess and there is debris everywhere.

Holly is using paper napkins on Doug's face.

HOLLY:

I'd better get you to a hospital.

DOUG:

I'll be okay, just get me home.

INT - METRO STATION - DOUG/HOLLY - NIGHT

Doug and Holly come off an escalator and go down the station

concourse. Unattended small newspaper stand has Prague Echo News

flyer reading "Businessman found Murdered_. Holly is aiding Doug and

props him up against a pillar to wait for a train. People look on

disapprovingly. The train arrives and Doug stumbles on with Holly

help.

EXT/INT - METRO TRAIN - DOUG/HOLLY - NIGHT

Doug and Holly find a seat and train moves off.

EXT - SUBURBAN METRO STATION - DOUG/HOLLY - NIGHT

Doug and Holly emerge from Metro station and climb up the stairs.

ANGLE some surrounding high-rise housing blocks.

HOLLY:

Which way Doug?

Doug looks up and focuses in the direction of one particular block.

DOUG:

It's that one over there.

Doug and Holly set off across the street in the direction of the his

apartment block. There is a lighted foyer in the block.

INT - HOUSING BLOCK - DOUG/HOLLY - NIGHT

Doug and Holly cross a bare foyer with a wall of postboxes and some

radiators. There is an enclosed notice-board with some political

information on display. They go up some stairs to where the three

elevators are, there is a Czech "NOT WORKING" sign on one. Doug is

propped up against the wall. An elevator arrives and out of it comes

a GIRL and her BOYFRIEND, who looks Doug over as he passes. Doug and

Holly get in the lift which then moves off.

INT - FLOOR LOBBY - DOUG/HOLLY - NIGHT

Show many apartment entrances on both sides of well-lit landing area

with linoleum flooring. Doug struggles to get the door key out of his

pocket, Holly helps him open the door. PAN past Doug and Holly into

dark apartment with a large window straight ahead. There is an

outline of an adjacent block and many lit up apartments. Doug reaches

for the light switch and they enter.

INT - STUDIO APARTMENT - DOUG/HOLLY - NIGHT

Doug's apartment has a kitchenette at one end with dirty washing-up, a

small desk covered with papers and chair, an armchair, a built-in

wardrobe with display unit containing books and some bottles of

alcohol. There is a stereo unit in the display unit. There is a

double bed and some condoms, a mug and a mickey-mouse clock on the

bed-side cabinet. It's all very messy.

Show Doug and Holly's entry, Doug switches on some spot-lamps and

switches off main overhead light and before collapsing on the bed.

Holly comes to him. There are curtains but they're not drawn.

HOLLY:

(Wiping back Doug's hair)

It's all my fault, I'm so sorry Doug.

DOUG:

I had it coming from someone.

HOLLY:

Are you sure I shouldn't get a doctor.

Doug shakes head slowly.

HOLLY:

Do you have any antiseptic?.....

I'll get some water.

Holly gets up and goes out over to kitchenette there is bottle of

drinking water on the sideboard and an empty one. Show Doug's

bloodied upper body and bruised face. Pots and plates clang.

HOLLY(OS)

Who you saving the dishes for?

DOUG:

Guests.

Bathroom door open. Holly comes back from the hall-way to bedside

where she sits with a small pan, a hand towel and some toilet roll.

She tends to Doug.

HOLLY:

Don't you have a girlfriend?

DOUG:

Sometimes.

Doug holds back one of Holly's hand.

DOUG:

Could you switch the stereo on?

Holly gets up and turns on the stereo, slow, easy music. She returns

to Doug. Doug is struggling to get jacket off.

HOLLY:

Here, let me help.

Holly helps Doug with jacket.

HOLLY:

I'd better get going, do you need a

hand to get into bed?

DOUG:

Sure!

Doug bends forward and puts a hand around Holly and draws her onto the

bed and with her head resting back, he kisses her. Holly responds

passionately and Doug starts to unbutton her, slowly. Doug and Holly

make love. Show condom wrapper and mickey mouse clock by the bed.

PAN out of the window to show lit-up apartments in neighbouring

blocks.

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT - PRAGUE STREET - HOLLY - DAY

Holly gets off a tram in the old Town and walks to a well-presented

apartment building with a Jeep Cherokee vehicle parked outside. Holly

pauses momentarily before entering.

INT - JOSH'S APARTMENT - HOLLY/JOSH - DAY

Josh is going through some papers on the coffee table. Apartment is

classy. ANGLE Holly's entrance and show her pausing in the doorway.

JOSH:

Wrong apartment honey, lose your way?

Holly closes the door and moves towards the bedroom hall-way. Josh

gets up and moves towards her, show Josh_s slightly bruised face.

JOSH:

I laid your things out on the floor....

There's carrier bags in the kitchen.

Josh goes through to master bedroom. Holly is on her knees bundling

clothes into a holdall. Her clothes and belongings have been dumped

on the floor along with loose-leaf papers with her writings on.

JOSH:

That's my bag.

HOLLY:

Go to hell!

JOSH:

It's more than what you're worth.

HOLLY:

You bastard!

JOSH:

Yeah and you're a slut, so what?

Holly stuffs as much in as possible in the bag and stands.

JOSH:

Shall I look after the rest?

HOLLY:

Don't you dare, I'll be back!

Holly pushes past Josh and exits, Josh kicks her remaining belongings

into a small pile and exits room.

INT - ASYLUM - DOUG/CHRIS/STUDENTS - DAY

Chris is on the balcony area holding tools for TWO STUDENTS who are

fitting a spotlight onto the scaffold safety rail. One spotlight has

already been fitted opposite it. Show auditorium where THREE other

STUDENTS are using a ladder to hang some curtains left and right of

the floor area towards the rear wall, creating off-stage areas. ANGLE

Doug walking down into the auditorium and looking around.

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